A recent paper from a major plastics group finds there are both pros and cons to the “all in one bin” recycling collection and processing approach.
A recent paper from a major plastics group finds there are both pros and cons to the “all in one bin” recycling collection and processing approach.
Procter & Gamble continues to work toward an ambitious recycled plastic target as well as packaging-reduction and recyclability goals.
A recently released report estimates the U.K. recycled about 38 percent of its plastic packaging in 2014.
Several quick-service restaurant brands recently announced packaging sustainability goals.
A leading European trade group has warned that an influx of colored PET packaging is endangering the rPET market.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has organized a major plastics circular economy effort, and Dr Pepper Snapple shareholders continue to resist recycled-content goals.
Europe’s PET trade group reports on efforts to boost thermoform recycling, and Tomra wins an award in China for its advanced flake sortation technology.
A European Union panel has approved the use of Starlinger de-contamination technology to recycle post-consumer PET into 100 percent-recycled-content food and beverage packaging.
A revised guide released by the Association of Plastic Recyclers represents the industry’s latest attempt to educate packaging designers on the realities of recyclability.
Some plastics recycling professionals supported the U.K. remaining in the European Union, and Ireland could create lots of jobs by recycling at home.