Thermoforms are a growing factor in the PET recycling game, and the National Association for PET Container Resources wants to continue that trend. Continue Reading
Thermoforms are a growing factor in the PET recycling game, and the National Association for PET Container Resources wants to continue that trend. Continue Reading
A host of billboards, radio messages, online ads and outreach events will pop up within the next couple of months in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. Their message: Recycling plastic bottles bolsters employment. Continue Reading
Lawmakers are proposing an increase in Connecticut’s bottle deposit handling fee for the eighth time since 2000. The move would raise the amount distributors must pay retailers and redemption centers to handle bottle returns. Continue Reading
New York City shoppers will be hit with a new bag fee, and the U.K.’s carpet diversion rate continues to rise. Continue Reading
Within two years, nine out of every 10 hair care product bottles sold by Procter & Gamble in Europe will have recycled content, the company recently announced. Continue Reading
A recycled polyester plant expands its South Carolina operations, and a filament recycling startup will pitch its venture to business tycoon Richard Branson. Continue Reading
Safeway allegedly violates a beverage container law, and an airline boosts plastics diversion by utilizing blankets made from post-consumer PET. Continue Reading
Cities take steps to ban certain plastic products, and an expert clears up some common misconceptions about recycling of everyday materials.
The Association of Plastic Recyclers describes the relationship between plastics recovery and sustainability, and recycled-plastic products on two continents are highlighted.
A documentary film investigating the ocean plastics problem heads to theaters, and a new technology from France scans packaging barcodes to tell consumers the details on recyclability.