An industry group has determined the U.K.’s plastics recycling rate is around 33 percent.
An industry group has determined the U.K.’s plastics recycling rate is around 33 percent.
Exported recovered plastics recently saw prices increase 12 percent year-over-year. Volumes, however, remain down.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is seeking participants for a recycling survey that will quantify the amount of plastics recycling happening in the Lone Star State.
A report from consulting firm Trucost found the environmental cost of using plastics in packaging is four times less than that of using aluminum, tin, glass or paper.
Industry exports saw a jump in volume of nearly 4 percent from April 2016, but totals are off significantly from a year ago.
Entropex, one of North America’s largest plastics reclaimers, has laid off employees, ceased operations and will be put up for sale.
Monoworld Recycling has opened a multi-million dollar facility in Rushden, Northamptonshire to recover a wide range of mixed plastics.
A Maine-based company that offers an automated system for collecting containers and redeeming deposits is extending its reach.
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.