Over the past two years, Coca-Cola has boosted its recycled PET production capabilities by 20 percent, opening facilities and recycling lines in nine different countries. It now uses recycled PET in 24 countries.
Over the past two years, Coca-Cola has boosted its recycled PET production capabilities by 20 percent, opening facilities and recycling lines in nine different countries. It now uses recycled PET in 24 countries.
Composting experts have developed verbiage for possible legislation that states could use to limit claims made on plastic product packaging.
Coca-Cola has released its first bottle with a shrink-sleeve label that was designed to meet guidelines outlined by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR).
The Southeast region has welcomed a manufacturing operation that’s hungry for recycled plastic.
Equipment manufacturers Bulk Handling Systems and AMUT will provide key front-line equipment for an expansion of a Repreve recycled fiber facility, the companies announced.
Textiles-from-plastics brand Repreve has announced a $10 million expansion of its existing PET bottle recycling plant to help meet increasing demand around the globe.
Unifi, Inc. last week opened a $28 million recycling operation to feed the Repreve fiber brand.
A memo circulating within California’s waste management agency says the packaging industry has failed to offer up viable voluntary options to help the state significantly cut down the amount of packaging material going to disposal.
Packaging stakeholders met earlier this month in California to present on how they’re helping the state recover more plastics as it aims to drastically cut packaging disposal and drive recycling activities.
A bill in Michigan restricting local governments from imposing bans or fees on bags or containers has been gaining traction.