Category: Industry Announcements

News from Aquafil, LyondellBasell and more

Published: October 22, 2024
Updated: October 22, 2024
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News from Circulate Initiative, Crocs and more

Published: October 8, 2024
Updated: October 8, 2024
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News from Amut, Home Depot and more

Published: September 25, 2024
Updated: September 25, 2024
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News from Braskem, Menasha Corporation and more

Published: September 17, 2024
Updated: September 17, 2024
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News from PureCycle, Ocean Conservancy and more

Published: September 10, 2024
Updated: September 10, 2024
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News from PakTech, TerraCycle and more

Published: September 4, 2024
Updated: September 5, 2024
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News from Eastman, PECO Pallet and more

Published: August 27, 2024
Updated: August 28, 2024
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News from Borealis, Recology and more

Published: August 21, 2024
Updated: August 21, 2024
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News from Lexington Sustainability Environmental Services, Origin Materials and more

Published: August 13, 2024
Updated: August 14, 2024
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News from CCL, Brightmark and more

Published: August 7, 2024
Updated: August 7, 2024
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The latest plastics recycling news

Producers moving toward EPR readiness
With about six months to go until the first extended producer responsibility program for packaging in the U.S. goes live, producers are still largely unprepared but moving in the right direction, those monitoring the transition said.
Researchers develop new recycling processes
University researchers have come up with two new methods to break down plastic waste – one for reuse and the other to rid wastewater of microplastics.
Industry-managed film drop-off guide launches
More than a year after a long-running public-facing film and flexible packaging drop-off directory went dark, a new consumer guide to film recycling has emerged from the Plastics Industry Association.
HDPE runup continues in new year
Several plastic grades saw major price increases at the beginning of 2025.
Panelists: Secondary sorting fills vital recycling role
With MRFs becoming ever more sophisticated and AI and robotics providing customizable levels of materials sortation, chemical recycling feedstock provides the most promising end market for secondary sorting, according to panelists at the recent Resource Recycling Conference.
Packaging EPR bill re-introduced in Tennessee
A Tennessee lawmaker is reintroducing an extended producer responsibility bill for packaging – with some twists, in an attempt to get it through the Republican-controlled Legislature.
CA publishes material list, source reduction updates
The recyclability and compostability of materials covered under California’s extended producer responsibility law for packaging got an update recently, as did the baseline for single-use plastic reduction.