Plastics Recycling Update
Hitachi Energy partner turns spools into PVC pipe feed
A grant-funded granulator at J. Carter Enterprises has recovered about 250,000 pounds of plastic from Hitachi Energy’s oversized wire spools...
Women in Circularity: Yara Barkopoulos
In this series, we spotlight women moving us toward a circular economy. Today, we meet Yara Barkopoulos of Google.
Dow, Orbis talk EPR, demand at Pack Expo
Major packaging stakeholders discussed the impact of EPR on design choices and how geopolitics is reframing PCR adoption.
Triton to make rail ties from artificial turf
The Missouri-based company is adding capacity to recover HDPE from retired TenCate turf, providing demand for the hard-to-recycle material.
HDPE, PP prices climb for October
PET, HDPE and PP grades remain steady at low levels, while paper grades are marginally higher.
APR training clicks recycling ‘pieces’ into place
Designers, MRFs and policymakers often work in silos. APR's expanded design training puts them in the same room, and on...
Inside the Circle: The bottle bill’s unfinished business
California’s pioneering bottle bill just turned 40. It has lessons to teach us for the future.
APR, PROs appeal to Ottawa for help
APR and Circular Materials say policy goals risk failure without government actions that acknowledge market realities.
SC Johnson CEO: Recycling needs policy fix
Decades of voluntary packaging work have hit an economic wall. EPR and stronger regulation are what will move the needle.
News in Brief: ALPLA heads to Vegas, Alberta EPR
The global packager and recycler will open a new plant in spring 2027, and Alberta expands its accepted materials list...















