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The latest plastics recycling news

Film recovery effort shifts focus to markets
A film recycling improvement campaign in Connecticut has wrapped up its first phase and is getting ready for its second after reporting successful collection and contamination reduction results.
China to enact tariffs on scrap and virgin plastics
The Chinese government plans to levy a 25 percent tariff on scrap plastic, as well as a number of virgin plastics and all recovered paper, in retaliation for the latest U.S. tariff proposals.
Amazon settles ‘biodegradable’ claims case
The world’s largest e-commerce company will pay $1.5 million to settle allegations it broke California law on the marketing of plastics as “biodegradable” or “compostable.”
Healthier pricing seen for PET bales
Recovered PET prices have continued their steady rise, while natural and color HDPE values have remained flat over the past month.
Film user reports another quarter of record income
Low-cost recovered PE film continues to drive record profits for Trex, which uses hundreds of millions of pounds of the plastic in its composite lumber products each year.
Where are the current plastics exports markets?
To keep up with the top export destinations for U.S.-sourced scrap plastics, Plastics Recycling Update examined the latest shipping data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
How an intelligent robot creates a clean HDPE stream
In one Chicago recycling facility, natural and colored HDPE are being picked from the residential recyclables mix with the latest sorting technology: a robot with artificial intelligence.