First Person Perspective: Why chemical recycling of plastics is an environmental win Published: September 26, 2021 Updated: October 26, 2021September 26, 2021 by Marco Castaldi The author makes the case that conversion technologies have a positive environmental impact on managing plastic waste. Continue Reading Posted in Print edition | Tagged Winter 2021 |
Natural HDPE bale prices break long upward trend Published: October 13, 2021 Updated: October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 by RecyclingMarkets.net Staff After climbing high into record territory, the price of natural high-density polyethylene bales dropped over the past month. Continue Reading Posted in News, Top stories | Tagged markets |
Deposit data Published: September 21, 2021 Updated: September 22, 2021September 21, 2021 by Samantha Millette and Jason Wilcox Continue Reading Posted in Print edition | Tagged collection, container deposits, Spring 2021 |
Projects for progress Published: August 16, 2021 Updated: September 16, 2021August 16, 2021 by Paula Luu and Georgia Sherwin Continue Reading Posted in Print edition | Tagged Winter 2021 |
Prices stabilize for PET and HDPE bales Published: September 15, 2021 Updated: September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 by RecyclingMarkets.net Staff After steadily rising this year, prices for several grades of post-consumer plastic seem to have plateaued this month. Continue Reading Posted in News, Top stories | Tagged markets |
In My Opinion: Comparing the nation’s first packaging EPR laws Published: September 1, 2021 Updated: September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 by Karen Hagerman, Sustainable Packaging Coalition A leader with the Sustainable Packaging Coalition compares and contrasts the first two U.S. state EPR laws. | KWJPHOTOART / Shutterstock Continue Reading Posted in News, Opinion | Tagged EPR/stewardship |
In My Opinion: Yes, plastics circularity is achievable Published: August 25, 2021 Updated: August 27, 2021August 25, 2021 by Anna Rajkovic, NOVA Chemicals A leader at NOVA Chemicals says ease of recycling access is essential to build circularity in plastics. | spwidoff / Shutterstock Continue Reading Posted in News, Opinion, Top stories |
August brings higher scrap plastic bale prices Published: August 18, 2021 Updated: August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 by RecyclingMarkets.net Staff Bales of recovered PET and HDPE have increased in value this month, with natural HDPE hitting another record high. Continue Reading Posted in News, Top stories | Tagged markets |
In My Opinion: Globally responsible recycling is essential Published: July 21, 2021 Updated: July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 by Robin Wiener, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries The head of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries says the group has worked closely with officials in countries around the world to ensure that exported materials meet high quality thresholds. | peresanz / Shutterstock Continue Reading Posted in News, Opinion, Top stories | Tagged exports, industry groups |
Foundational improvements Published: July 21, 2021 Updated: July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 by Steve Katz Continue Reading Posted in Print edition | Tagged brand owners, Winter 2021 |