Category: Industry Announcements

News from Boxed Water is Better, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and more

Published: June 17, 2025
Updated: June 17, 2025
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News from Agilyx, Trigon Plastics and more

Published: June 11, 2025
Updated: June 11, 2025
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News from Agilyx, Northeast Recycling Council and more

Published: June 3, 2025
Updated: June 3, 2025
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News from Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Nova Chemicals and more

Published: May 28, 2025
Updated: May 28, 2025
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News from Ayuda en Acción, NextLooPP Americas and more

Published: May 21, 2025
Updated: May 21, 2025
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News from Ameripen, the Solid Waste Association of North America and more

Published: May 13, 2025
Updated: May 13, 2025
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News from Shaw Industries Group, Vitacore and more

Published: May 6, 2025
Updated: May 6, 2025
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News from Agilyx, Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council and more

Published: April 29, 2025
Updated: April 29, 2025
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News from Association of Plastic Recyclers, Dock 7 Materials Group and more

Published: April 22, 2025
Updated: April 22, 2025
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News from eBay Ventures, Goodwill and more

Published: April 15, 2025
Updated: April 15, 2025
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The latest plastics recycling news

NY legislative session ends, again without EPR
The 2025 legislative session in New York ended, and legislators’ hopes to pass extended producer responsibility for packaging this year did as well.
Colorado Summit covers chemical recycling, EPR trends
Extended producer responsibility, community engagement and chemical recycling were all hot topics for Colorado service providers, business owners and municipal representatives at a recent conference.
Major plastic initiative sets sights on system change
Five years after its billion-dollar founding, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste is taking what it learned from one-off projects and shifting its attention to country-scale change.
Coke bottler’s switch to clear PET provides lessons learned
A recent case study from the Northeast Recycling Council offers insights on transitioning packaging materials, gleaned from a regional Coca-Cola bottler that switched from green PET to clear for several of its products.
Curbside plastic values continue precipitous drop
Natural HDPE prices have fallen 32% over the past two months, while PP has declined 56% over the same period, according to the latest monthly national average pricing report.
Both coasts see DRS program changes
California is finalizing the implementation of changes to its deposit return system for beverage containers, while Maine legislators sent a bill to the governor that would delay previous passed changes.
EPR proponents savor the moment, but concerns remain
Extended producer responsibility policies for all sorts of materials — packaging, paint, batteries, vapes — are riding a wave of momentum across the U.S. and are poised to continue expanding to more states, several industry leaders said at the 2025 Product Stewardship Forum outside of Chicago last week.