The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has released its annual Scrap Yearbook, a statistical and comprehensive publication regarding the U.S. and global scrap industry.
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has released its annual Scrap Yearbook, a statistical and comprehensive publication regarding the U.S. and global scrap industry.
Environmental services company Suez Environnement has partnered with TerraCycle to expand the recovery of difficult-to-recycle plastics in six European countries.
A major U.K. plastics-to-fuel company is one of 10 companies participating in Unreasonable Impact, a two-week accelerator program designed to connect entrepreneurs and investors to address key global environmental and social issues.
Shoppers in California will pay a little more for carpet starting Jan. 1, and the price hike will help support recovery of the material.
The U.S. recycling rate for PET containers has dropped just under 1 percentage point to 30.1 percent.
Prices for prime and recycled PET rose last week after one major U.S. producer, DAK Americas, declared force majeure on PET resin shipments from its plant in the Carolinas on October 10 following the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.
Plastics collection and recycling in the U.K. is on the rise, just not as quickly as the industry expected.
Injection-grade HoPP repro and regrind prices were down 2 cents per pound for the week ended Oct. 21 as recycled material competed with offgrade HoPP for market share.
Three European companies have joined together to create the Plastic Road, a concept that uses recycled plastic instead of asphalt to create lightweight, modular roadways.
Several plastics organizations have formed a group aimed at boosting plastics packaging recycling in Europe.