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

Top stories from November 2024
A major packaging merger, global plastic treaty negotiations, U.S. election analysis and a court ruling favoring brand owners were among the topics that drew reader interest in November.
Novolex to acquire Pactiv Evergreen for $6.7B
In the latest industry consolidation news, packaging producer Novolex will acquire Pactiv Evergreen for $6.7 billion, with the deal expected to close in mid-2025.
Vinyl industry reports flat recycling figures
Plastics recycling firms continue to process about 958 million pounds of post-industrial PVC and 142 million pounds of post-consumer, non-packaging PVC each year, together accounting for an estimated 27% of annual North American PVC waste generation, the Vinyl Sustainability Council said this week.
Industry views are mixed as tariff threat looms
As the January inauguration approaches – and with it the prospect of hefty tariffs on Mexico and Canada – industry reaction to potential impact is mixed. However, market participants largely agree that the implementation of such tariffs remains far from certain.
Maine board green-lights EPR rules
Maine approved rules for its extended producer responsibility law for packaging, three years after becoming the first state to pass packaging EPR.
Oregon finalizes EPR rulemaking, PRO submits plan
Oregon moved its rulemaking process ahead for its extended producer responsibility for packaging law set to roll out next summer, and Circular Action Alliance also released its third program plan draft.
Coca-Cola ‘evolves’ sustainability goals, timelines
The Coca‑Cola Company has rolled back its voluntary sustainability goals, decreasing some and eliminating others, following the growing number of big brands announcing they will not meet often-ambitious 2025 or 2030 targets.