A Maine-based company that offers an automated system for collecting containers and redeeming deposits is extending its reach.
A Maine-based company that offers an automated system for collecting containers and redeeming deposits is extending its reach.
NASA plans to experiment with interstellar plastics recycling, and a town in British Columbia says a fee on bags is successfully deterring residents from using the products.
Global computing giant Dell is now using recycled plastics from electronics, water bottles and CD cases in 48 of its products.
Through the first four months of 2016, export volumes of recovered plastics were 7.7 percent lower than totals from this time last year.
Ikea releases products made with recycled plastics, and Rhode Island adopts standardized public bin signage to boost recovery efforts.
More than $20,000 was raised by the Association of Plastic Recyclers to start a short-term plastic bottle reclamation program in Flint, Mich., where residents have been generating large volumes of water bottles amid a leaded-water crisis.
Our look at recent industry-related patents includes details on a recycling-friendly label adhesive and a plastic aerosol dispenser that can be recycled.
Recycled PVC buying interest from pipe manufacturers and compounders has improved since mid-May.
A London PET recycling company goes bankrupt, and a successful film collection program in New Zealand expands.
A slice of paradise considers banning plastic bags and launching a deposit program, and a packaging publication explores the importance of standardized signage on recycling bins.