In times dominated by political divide, materials recovery is one area that has bipartisan support — at least on America Recycles Day.
Plastics recovery declined by 36 percent in the Lone Star State from 2013 to 2015, according to a new report.
Redemption center closures continue to plague California, leaving fewer convenient options for beverage container returns and contributing to a decrease in the state’s redemption rate.
In Europe, thermoform packaging is using more and more RPET content, but impediments remain to efficient recycling of the thermoforms themselves. A workshop recently discussed the issues.
Top manufacturers, recycling stakeholders and environmental organizations want to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging because they don’t believe it actually prevents pollution.
Readers last month were drawn to news of a large-scale PET recycling facility coming to California, as well as stories about China’s ban, ocean plastics and more.
Global consumer goods company Procter & Gamble used 34,400 metric tons of post-consumer plastic during the 2016-17 fiscal year, bringing it nearly one-third of the way to its 2020 goal.
Plastic bottle recycling was a difficult business to be in last year, with negative trends seen in collection, processing and pricing, according to an annual report on the industry sector.
