Plastics Recycling Update
E-commerce packaging market set for steady global growth
The global e-commerce packaging market hit $78.4b in 2025 and is forecast to grow at a 4.8% CAGR through 2031,...
Mexican Coke bottler to invest $1bn in ops this year
Arca Continental, the second-largest bottler in Latin America, will spend about half the money in the US and South America,...
Ag industry holds potential for recycling feedstock
With less than 15% of US agricultural plastics currently being recycled, insiders say the gap between what's possible and what's...
Trex gears up for new plastic board plant
The company is still determining when to start production in Little Rock, as it works toward vertical integration in the...
Unilever shifting focus to flexibles targets
The global brand hit its target of 25% PCR use in packaging last year, but will increase work on substituting...
Dow uses collaboration, know-how to push change
The global polyethylene giant has partnered with Google X, Goodwill and others, to leverage its expertise in polymers to help...
APR honors recycling leaders during PRC
Conference awards honored researchers, companies and policymakers for advances in plastics recycling as speakers highlighted technical progress despite difficult market...
Industry coalition seeks injunction against California’s SB 343
A coalition of packaging producers, farmers, restaurants and grocers has filed a class action lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of...
Bale pricing for recycled plastics diverges
Negligible PET bottle bale values elicit fears of landfilling, while rising prices for HDPE natural and PP bales add to...
HDPE, PP bales rise as PET drops further
Recycled commodity markets showed mixed results this month, with post-consumer PET bottles falling to 1.74 cents per pound amid negative...