Garbage and recycling haulers had the fifth-highest death rate of all civilian occupations in 2014, with 27 people losing their lives on the job, updated federal statistics show.
Garbage and recycling haulers had the fifth-highest death rate of all civilian occupations in 2014, with 27 people losing their lives on the job, updated federal statistics show.
While pressure-sensitive labels can be challenging to remove from plastic bottles in the recycling stream, one company appears to have come up with a solution.
U.S. plastic bottle recycling rose in 2014, continuing a long-term trend dating back to the 1990s.
Several trends are negatively affecting North American export markets for recovered materials, including what appears to be the return of China’s Green Fence customs initiative. Continue Reading
Axion International, a publicly traded recycled products company based in Zanesville, Ohio, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Southern California-based PTM Images has built an operation in Mexico to more efficiently bring recovered polystyrene into items such as picture frames, mirrors and other wall hangings.
One of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers will incorporate recovered marine plastics into packaging for one product line.
An outreach effort in Connecticut will encourage residents to take advantage of retailer drop-off sites for PE films.
A new report emphasizes improved collection and separation efforts – which lead to higher recycling rates – as a key way to prevent plastics from entering water bodies.
International packaging producer Sonoco will spend $230 million to purchase a major recycled-content thermoforms manufacturer.