Waste Management’s CEO talks about disinvesting in recycling, and an agricultural plastics recycling program is expanding.
Waste Management’s CEO talks about disinvesting in recycling, and an agricultural plastics recycling program is expanding.
Major brands fund a recycling outreach campaign to thousands of students, and prices increase for recovered PET and HDPE.
A tech company wants to bring “smart” technology into caps and closures, and a carpet stewardship bill is signed into law in California.
Winners are announced in a $1 million contest focused on addressing non-recyclable plastics, and two major cities add additional plastic items to their curbside programs.
A massive virgin PET production facility could shutter before it opens, and a New York county rolls out full-scale foam food-service packaging collection.
Plastic marine debris makes its way into the Arctic, and analysts predict how China’s proposed import ban could lead to a greater reliance on virgin plastics in Chinese manufacturing.
A type of caterpillar eats and breaks down polyethylene, and Tanzania asks new plastic product manufacturers to build recycling facilities.
A major city bans straws and single-use plastic utensils, and plastic processing shoots for the stars with a new space-specific recycling technology.
An outreach campaign sees success in boosting plastic bottle recycling in North Carolina, and a major city decides not to pursue bag fees.
Minneapolis tries a new approach to tackle single-use plastic bags, and the National Park Service ends its ban on sales of bottled water.