A tech company wants to bring “smart” technology into caps and closures, and a carpet stewardship bill is signed into law in California.
A tech company wants to bring “smart” technology into caps and closures, and a carpet stewardship bill is signed into law in California.
Three groups on two continents will work to create one harmonized process for testing the recyclability of plastic products.
Film, expanded polystyrene and pouches are among the materials and products California officials say could be subject to mandatory packaging management rules.
Government officials have confirmed they are monitoring China’s import policy changes and are joining industry associations in seeking clarification from Chinese authorities.
Winners are announced in a $1 million contest focused on addressing non-recyclable plastics, and two major cities add additional plastic items to their curbside programs.
As part of an effort to help boost market demand, the Association of Plastic Recyclers will hold a joint meeting with an industry group that counts 150 consumer brand companies as members.
Experts in product stewardship for plastic items and other materials convened in Montreal last week to review the opportunities and challenges confronting current materials recovery initiatives.
When it made landfall on Aug. 25, Hurricane Harvey became the wettest tropical cyclone to ever hit the U.S., dumping more than five feet of water on Houston. The resulting floods have impacted the recycling industry in multiple ways, driving up prices for virgin plastics, hampering freight systems and halting curbside collections.
In September, Plastics Recycling Update readers were drawn to a wide variety of topics, including a packaging innovation, China’s imports ban, and food- and beverage-contact plastics decisions.
A massive virgin PET production facility could shutter before it opens, and a New York county rolls out full-scale foam food-service packaging collection.