An initiative from Closed Loop Partners will focus on putting money behind companies, technologies and infrastructure to address plastic marine debris.
Associate Editor Jared Paben has worked for Resource Recycling since December 2014. Most of his earlier career was spent as a reporter for the daily newspaper in Bellingham, Wash., but he also has experience working for the Oregon volunteerism commission and for Oregon nonprofits serving low-income populations. He can be contacted at [email protected].An initiative from Closed Loop Partners will focus on putting money behind companies, technologies and infrastructure to address plastic marine debris.
To be marketed as “recyclable,” which criteria should a product or packaging have to meet? Two major plastics recycling groups have announced the four conditions they believe should be met.
A Michigan man who sold plastic crates for recycling instead of delivering them for reuse has pleaded guilty to federal felony charges.
A European plastics recycling group has released an online tool to help packaging designers ensure their products are recyclable.
The Closed Loop Fund will provide millions of dollars to help scale up a PP recycling technology in Ohio.
A Canadian company that recycle EPS via a dissolution process has raised millions of dollars to help it scale up.
Quebec startup Loop Industries has unveiled a more efficient technology for depolymerizing scrap PET.
A packaging converter has released a stand-up pouch that can be recycled via retail PE film collection.
Two electronics manufacturers used a combined 60 million pounds of recycled plastic in their products last year.
Shareholders are calling on major consumer product companies to reduce their plastic packaging, ensure recyclability, and help fund collection and recycling.