The parent of global retailer IKEA has invested in a pair of European companies developing cutting-edge plastics recycling technologies.
The parent of global retailer IKEA has invested in a pair of European companies developing cutting-edge plastics recycling technologies.
The weight of plastic bottles collected for recycling continued to decrease in the U.S. in 2017, contributing to the third straight year of a declining recycling rate.
Maite Quinn, who has helped push forward mixed-plastics sortation at Sims Municipal Recycling, has joined a group working to boost material recovery infrastructure through investment capital.
The 2019 Plastics Recycling Conference will open with a highly anticipated session bringing virgin plastics manufacturers to the stage to discuss their work pushing for circular economy solutions for polymers.
Markets for post-consumer PET and HDPE have shown stability, while the price of color HDPE has recently increased.
Oregon’s environmental agency has released research that suggests several popular packaging attributes – including “recyclable” and “recycled content” – do not consistently result in lower-impact products.
William (Bill) Carteaux, who was central to many plastics recycling conversations as head of the Plastics Industry Association, has died at the age of 59.
A major brand owner says it will be using 25 percent recycled plastic in the packaging for all of its U.S. products in three years.
Waste Management’s CEO talks about disinvesting in recycling, and an agricultural plastics recycling program is expanding.