Category: Print edition

Making the grade

Published: January 22, 2019
Updated: January 23, 2019
by Antonino Furfari

Posted in Print edition | Tagged Europe, Fall 2018, industry groups |

In Our Opinion: Collection is only half the battle

Published: December 11, 2018
Updated: January 3, 2019
by Nina Goodrich and Shari Jackson

Posted in Print edition | Tagged collection, Summer 2018 |

Reclaimer in Focus: Champion Polymer Recycling

Published: May 22, 2018
Updated: September 13, 2018
by Jared Paben

Water management is a solid end market for recycled plastics.

Posted in Print edition | Tagged Feb. 2018, processors |

Growth of an ‘action agent’

Published: September 10, 2018
Updated: September 12, 2018
by Dan Leif

Posted in Print edition | Tagged industry groups, Spring 2018 |

Provincial progress

Published: September 10, 2018
Updated: September 12, 2018
by Arielle Gurevich

Posted in Print edition | Tagged Canada, collection, EPR/stewardship, Spring 2018 |

In My Opinion: Launchpad for circularity

Published: September 10, 2018
Updated: September 12, 2018
by Rick Wagner

Posted in Opinion, Print edition | Tagged Spring 2018 |

Taking the wheel

Published: September 10, 2018
Updated: September 12, 2018
by Jared Paben

Posted in Print edition | Tagged industry groups, Spring 2018 |

Steps to resiliency

Published: May 22, 2018
Updated: August 22, 2018
by Craig Cookson, Jonathan Levy, Laura Stewart, and Steve Alexander

Posted in Print edition | Tagged Feb. 2018, industry groups |

Reclaimer in Focus: US Plastics Recovery

Published: August 21, 2018
Updated: August 22, 2018
by Dan Leif

Business consultants love to say that if a company isn’t changing it’s probably declining. Fortunately, that’s not a concern for Georgia reclaimer US Plastics Recovery, a business where evolution is embraced.

Posted in Print edition | Tagged Spring 2018 |

In my opinion: Time to force the issue

Published: May 22, 2018
Updated: May 29, 2018
by Clarissa Morawski

Posted in Opinion, Print edition | Tagged Feb. 2018 |

The latest plastics recycling news

WM, GFL, Eureka Recycling launch facility upgrades
MRFs in Maryland, Texas and Minnesota re-opened after upgrades that included optical sorters, artificial intelligence and film vacuums.
Walmart, Berry continue work toward 2025 plastics goals
With the arrival of the benchmark year of 2025, two industry giants announced challenges and progress in meeting the ambitious plastics-related goals set for this year.
Food-grade PP recovery primed for growth
The technology for sorting and recycling PP back into food-grade packaging already exists, and with more value chain alignment, it is poised to take off at scale, those involved at all levels of the process said during a session at the 2025 Plastics Recycling Conference.
Blue Polymers, Polyfit, many others receive FDA letters
Two dozen companies received the go-ahead from the Food and Drug Administration to use recycled plastic in food-contact packaging during the second half of 2024. The companies span North America, Africa, Europe and Asia, and their processes include mechanical and chemical recycling.
Federal funding uncertainty hits recycling projects
Dramatic federal funding cuts have affected at least two plastics recycling efforts, contributing to a major project being canceled in Pennsylvania and forcing an accelerated timeline for self-sufficiency at an Alaska composite lumber operation.
Tariff chaos bobs, weaves throughout recycled polymers
After many weeks of shifting narratives and uncertainty, participants in recycled polymer markets are working to navigate the new tariff environment, in which buyers and sellers as well as customs officials struggle to align federal mandates with on-the-ground implementation.
Top stories from March 2025
A canceled expansion and a bankruptcy in the chemical recycling sector drew reader interest last month, alongside coverage of EPR policy development, tariff fallout and a massive mechanical film recycling plant.