Canadians recycled slightly more plastic in 2016 than they did the previous year. That’s according to a report released shortly before a Canadian plastics group unveiled its recyclability and recycling goals.
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].Canadians recycled slightly more plastic in 2016 than they did the previous year. That’s according to a report released shortly before a Canadian plastics group unveiled its recyclability and recycling goals.
Global oil, gas and petrochemicals corporation ExxonMobil has joined The Recycling Partnership with a $1.5 million commitment.
A rendering of the future plant in Terneuzen, The Netherlands.
Stakeholders are getting closer to building a facility to recycle PS foam building insulation containing flame retardants.
A scientific panel in Europe has greenlighted a number of processes and technologies for recycling post-consumer plastics into food packaging.
A company working to cut into the plastic bottle market with its paper-based container recently got financial assistance from the state of California.
California officials will slow their process of crafting mandatory recycling rules for plastic packaging, citing upheavals caused by China’s import restrictions.
Two equipment companies will demonstrate an inline system capable of taking PET bottle flake through to sheet.
Composite lumber manufacturer Trex says low feedstock prices continue to help it achieve boosted profits in the first quarter of the year.
The facility of Tigard, Ore.-based Agilyx, which processes polystyrene and recently entered a partnership with virgin plastics maker Ineos Styrolution.
Major prime plastics producers have recently made moves to embrace cutting-edge recycling technologies, including applying depolymerization to challenging plastics streams.
The first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe honored people and products advancing plastics recycling.