Category: Print edition

First Person Perspective: Let’s enhance recycling as we enhance infrastructure

Published: October 18, 2022
Updated: October 18, 2022
by Brian King

Recycled plastic piping is a key component in projects for stormwater management and more. | Courtesy of ADS

Chasing consistency

Published: April 12, 2022
Updated: April 12, 2022
by Sarah Edwards

Posted in Print edition | Tagged Winter 2022 |

Data Sort: Quantifying environmental impacts of virgin and recycled resin

Published: September 26, 2021
Updated: April 4, 2022
by Stina Inc.

Posted in Print edition | Tagged data, Winter 2021 |

Thermoform recycling realities

Published: November 24, 2021
Updated: November 24, 2021
by Guest Authors

Posted in Print edition | Tagged PET, Spring 2021 |

How to hit the targets

Published: November 24, 2021
Updated: November 24, 2021
by Dan Felton

Posted in Print edition | Tagged brand owners, Spring 2021 |

Data Sort: The importance of decoupling recycled and virgin plastic prices

Published: November 24, 2021
Updated: November 24, 2021
by RRS

Posted in Print edition | Tagged data, Spring 2021 |

Reclaimer in focus: Evergreen

Published: November 24, 2021
Updated: November 24, 2021
by Jared Paben

View of the Evergreen facility in Ohio.

Posted in Print edition | Tagged Spring 2021 |

First Person Perspective: It’s time for the circular revolution

Published: November 24, 2021
Updated: November 24, 2021
by Guest Authors

Posted in Print edition | Tagged Spring 2021 |

Colliding forces

Published: September 26, 2021
Updated: October 26, 2021
by Colin Staub

Posted in Print edition | Tagged markets, PET, Winter 2021 |

First Person Perspective: Why chemical recycling of plastics is an environmental win

Published: September 26, 2021
Updated: October 26, 2021
by Marco Castaldi

The author makes the case that conversion technologies have a positive environmental impact on managing plastic waste.

Posted in Print edition | Tagged Winter 2021 |

The latest plastics recycling news

RecycleDat! again aims for Mardi Gras sustainability
Public events always bring their own challenges to recycling – large numbers of people on the move, visitors from out of town, a constant flow of adult beverages and other distractions, the list goes on. And Mardi Gras in New Orleans, with its 12-day, 24-7 marathon of parades and parties drawing roughly 1 million people every year, may well be king.
Women in Circularity: Katie Drews
In this series, we spotlight women moving us toward a circular economy. Today, we meet Katie Drews, the co-president and CEO of Eureka Recycling.
Oregon is first to approve EPR plan
After several years of work, Oregon has approved an extended producer responsibility plan, laying out how packaging producers are expected to fulfill the requirements of the law.
Chemical recycling projects receive backing
Several companies recently announced progress toward chemical recycling capacity, including a developing method to recycle PET that could require much less energy.
Price spread between color, natural HDPE at record high
The price spread between natural and color HDPE reached a record high in February, as natural bales pricing increased while mixed-color bales remained near historic lows.
Durable goods companies offer construction outlooks
In recent earnings calls, executives at Advanced Drainage Systems, Azek Building Products and Mohawk Industries voiced consistent themes for the construction and housing sector, including uncertainty surrounding federal policy and funding, persistently elevated costs, weather impacts and a shift toward localizing supply chains.
Oregon simplifies EPR exemption process
The Product Stewardship Institute and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality explained the different exemptions available to producers under the state’s incoming extended producer responsibility for packaging law in a recent webinar.