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A Spanish plastics research institute has begun work on two recycling initiatives. One effort will target floating ocean plastics, and the other will recycle PE and EPS generated by businesses.
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A Spanish plastics research institute has begun work on two recycling initiatives. One effort will target floating ocean plastics, and the other will recycle PE and EPS generated by businesses.
Major brands fund a recycling outreach campaign to thousands of students, and prices increase for recovered PET and HDPE.
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A couple of depolymerization companies announce major milestones in their efforts to recycle PET on a broader scale.
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Five consumer-products companies recently made public commitments to produce recyclable packaging or increase their recycled content by 2025.
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Nearly two-thirds of recyclables exported out of California have been bound for China in recent years, and as the Asian behemoth closes its doors to those imports, the state’s recycling industry is feeling the hit.
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Two brand owners recently made pledges to boost recycled content and improve the recyclability of their packaging. One of them, a bottled water brand, committed to using 100 percent rPET containers.
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Facing falling customer demand, an end user of recycled PET will lay off 100 employees at its North Carolina factory.
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The recycling industry has not escaped the fallout from a tight trucking market. Recent regulatory movement and a growing driver shortage have contributed to rising freight costs, just months after extreme weather impacted the shipping sector.
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A plastics reclaimer and exporter plans to close its doors, citing impacts from China’s import restrictions as a major factor in the company’s downfall.