Prices for color HDPE have leveled out after a significant drop in price over the summer, inching up slightly in September. Other resins saw slight increases as well this month. Continue Reading
Prices for color HDPE have leveled out after a significant drop in price over the summer, inching up slightly in September. Other resins saw slight increases as well this month. Continue Reading
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Over the last few years, materials recovery facilities have introduced next-generation optical sorters and AI waste analytics systems to learn more about their material. As a result, their facility managers are now awash in data. Continue Reading
Natural HDPE prices ticked up more than 20% over the past month, but color HDPE lost nearly half its value. Continue Reading
Bales of PET and natural HDPE containers are fetching higher prices, while color HDPE continues to slip downwards in value this month.
PepsiCo now is involved in two lawsuits surrounding plastic waste. | PJiiiJane/Shutterstock
The City of Baltimore, Maryland, has filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and other major companies to recoup costs associated with cleaning up plastic pollution. Continue Reading
Keurig Dr Pepper set numerous packaging goals for 2025 to reduce plastic use. | Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock
North American beverage company Keurig Dr Pepper has seen progress toward most of its 2025 plastic-use targets, according to its 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report. Continue Reading
Keurig Dr Pepper has faced problems with recycling claims for its K-Cup pods | Lester Balajadia/Shutterstock
North American beverage company Keurig Dr Pepper continues to work on increasing the recyclability of its K-Cup coffee pods and reducing the amount of plastic used, according to its 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report. Continue Reading
Color HDPE dropped 10% in value this month, while other plastic grades remained steady or saw slight increases. Continue Reading
Natural and color HDPE prices rose higher this month, continuing an upward trend that began last fall. Continue Reading
Prices for post-consumer PET, HDPE and PP climbed higher in April, most trading for prices they haven’t reached since at least last summer. Continue Reading