A leading producer of individual coffee cups says it will change how the product is made in order to aid recycling.
A leading producer of individual coffee cups says it will change how the product is made in order to aid recycling.
A program officer with Verra explained that the group’s credit-trading system would give companies an avenue to mitigate plastic waste outside the scope of their value chain. | Warut Chinsai/Shutterstock
An initiative backed by several major brands is looking to boost the flow of corporate money to vetted plastics recovery and recycling projects.
The 2020 Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show is taking place in Nashville, Tenn. this week. | Plastics Recycling Conference / Brian Adams Photography
More than 2,000 plastics recycling professionals are in Nashville, Tenn. this week to better understand the impacts of brand owner goals, policy proposals, recycling technology developments and more.
Legislation in Washington would require beverage manufacturers’ containers to have an average of 10% recycled content starting in 2022. | Yokolev Sergey/Shutterstock
A bill that has cleared the Washington state House of Representatives would mandate minimum levels of recycled plastic in beverage bottles.
The action toward more environmentally friendly products is involving major players in the payment-card industry.
It used to be that “green payments” meant dollar bills, but not anymore.
The Recycling Partnership’s “2020 State of Curbside” report delves into updated data on recycling in the U.S. | stephen rudolph/Shutterstock
To quickly grasp the struggles facing American curbside recycling programs, one can follow the money – or lack thereof. In July 2017, a ton of recyclables was worth over $90. In October 2019, it was worth $30. That’s according to new research from The Recycling Partnership.
Coca-Cola Sweden says that about 205 million bottles per year are made from 100% recycled plastic and will carry the recycling labels. | Coca-Cola Sweden.
A Coca-Cola bottling firm is rolling out labels on certain PET bottles sold in Sweden that downplay the brand name in favor of prominent recycling messaging.
