Plastics Recycling Update
Recyclers reeling from NJ PCR extension
The recent three-year extension for exemptions to the state's PCR mandates elicited frustration and confusion among recyclers.
ALPLA’s holistic approach to packaging design
The packaging and recycling company's North American design lead explains why recyclability goals can't exist in isolation.
US packaging is evolving. The recycling system isn’t ready
The second installment of the 2026 State of Recycling report from The Recycling Partnership indicates that lighter-weight packaging substrates have...
SB 54 plan for cartons, film draws warning
The new law's cartons and film targets could add 100,000 tons of plastic contamination to California's paper exports annually, a...
PET roadmap pairs demand, CO2 footprint
A new industry roadmap from NAPCOR combines ISO-compliant methodology and a conservative approach toward PET decarbonization, to reduce the carbon...
Canada tariffs latest in new normal for RPET
Tensions with the valuable trading partner have frayed nerves for over a year, but North American markets already have tariff...
New Jersey pushes back PCR mandate to 2030
One of the highest-profile US laws affecting recyclers has been amended only four months before implementation, with the state citing...
Bale pricing mostly flat for September
PET, HDPE and PP grades remain steady at low levels, while paper grades are marginally higher.
Preparing for SB 54 design compliance
A recent webinar explored the upcoming implementation of California's packaging EPR bill, which embeds the APR Design Guide in its...
SB 54 Unpacked: Can film catch up to cartons?
Flexible film, generating 550,000 tons/year of waste, has end markets for only about 10% of it, panelists said at a...