The state of California has awarded millions of dollars in grants to projects that will recycle ag plastics and PET bottles.
The state of California has awarded millions of dollars in grants to projects that will recycle ag plastics and PET bottles.
A Canadian organization with a focus on marine debris is building a global effort to facilitate collection of plastics from impoverished countries and connect that material with end users.
A producer of 100 percent post-consumer PET thermoform packaging has drawn the attention of an investment group that sees sustainable packaging as a growing market.
In times dominated by political divide, materials recovery is one area that has bipartisan support — at least on America Recycles Day.
Plastics recovery declined by 36 percent in the Lone Star State from 2013 to 2015, according to a new report.
Redemption center closures continue to plague California, leaving fewer convenient options for beverage container returns and contributing to a decrease in the state’s redemption rate.
In Europe, thermoform packaging is using more and more RPET content, but impediments remain to efficient recycling of the thermoforms themselves. A workshop recently discussed the issues.
Top manufacturers, recycling stakeholders and environmental organizations want to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging because they don’t believe it actually prevents pollution.
Readers last month were drawn to news of a large-scale PET recycling facility coming to California, as well as stories about China’s ban, ocean plastics and more.
