Two companies are working on a new resin made with a mix of plastic and fiber, and an exports-focused company opens a collection hub.
Two companies are working on a new resin made with a mix of plastic and fiber, and an exports-focused company opens a collection hub.
Veolia UK plans to reopen a shuttered plant in East London within the next few months. It recently purchased the facility from Closed Loop Recycling, which struggled in a tight market.
A plastics recycling firm handling about 10 percent of the recovered beverage containers in the U.K. has laid off employees and is working to stave off a total shutdown.
As recycled resin markets struggle, San Francisco leaders have called for a statewide bill mandating at least 25 percent recycled content in all single-use plastic beverage containers.
Legislation in front of California lawmakers would require beverage companies to use at least 10 percent recycled plastic in bottles if they want to continue receiving discounts on fees they pay to the state.
Industry innovators, here’s a chance for some valuable exposure.
The Association of Plastic Recyclers spotlighted five recycled-product innovations and one educational effort at the group’s first Plastic Recycling Showcase this week.
The Centralized Study on Availability of Recycling started as a report to examine recycling acceptance rates for certain types of packaging. That narrow focus morphed into a comprehensive study regarding the larger issue of recycling accessibility in America.
Manufacturers opposing California’s statewide plastic bag ban have raised more than four times as much money as ban supporters.
