A Quebec reclaimer has closed and its processing equipment will be sold at auction to pay creditors.
A Quebec reclaimer has closed and its processing equipment will be sold at auction to pay creditors.
Lawmakers in Iowa and Tennessee recently passed legislation that eases regulation for gasification and pyrolysis facilities that handle recovered polymers.
Last year, 45 producers reported selling plastic beverage containers to California consumers. Of those businesses, 13 said their bottles incorporated some amount of recycled plastic.
Hundreds of packaging stakeholders came together last week in Seattle to talk sustainability. And recycling factored into the conversation in a number of ways.
Global apparel company H&M used the equivalent of 325 million PET bottles in its recycled polyester last year, substantially up from the year before.
A half-million dollars is up for grabs as part of a recycling market development competition launched in New York City. The entrepreneur behind the effort recently provided more details on the initiative.
The Vietnamese government has reiterated its plan to phase out scrap plastic imports altogether, noting all scrap plastic will be barred beginning in 2025.
The U.S. exported 121.5 million pounds of scrap plastic in January, marking the lowest single-month volume since January 2005, trade records show.
News about India’s upcoming scrap plastics ban attracted readers’ clicks last month, along with stories about virgin plastics manufacturers, flexible packaging recycling startups and more.
Chemical recycling company Agilyx appointed a recycling industry veteran to its leadership team.