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Study confirms Digimarc Recycle improves sortation

Published: October 18, 2022
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TOMRA Digimarc Scanner

The study demonstrated 99% accuracy for the detection and sortation of films and flexibles. | Courtesy of Digimarc

A Canadian group’s study of Digimarc Recycle’s digital watermark showed that it does in fact improve accuracy for sorting flexible plastic packaging. 

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Province sees higher packaging collection rates

Published: August 9, 2022
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Recycling carts in front of a brick wall.

For the second year in a row, Recycle BC observed “significant growth” in collected metrics tons, with a 17% increase over the past two years. | Stephen Griffith/Shutterstock

British Columbia’s paper and plastic packaging collection rates rebounded in 2021 after pandemic-related challenges, reaching a record-high recovery rate of just over 94%.

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Coca-Cola to eliminate green PET in North America

Published: August 2, 2022
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Sprite bottles in store.

North American consumers will no longer see Sprite in green PET bottles as The Coca-Cola Co. works to increase bottle-to-bottle recycling. | Adnan Zain Kautsar/Shutterstock

To make recycling its bottles easier, Coca-Cola announced it will switch all of its green PET to clear PET in coming months.

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Canada eyes federal plastics registry, labeling rules

Published: July 26, 2022
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Proposed regulations in Canada would limit the use of the chasing-arrows symbol among other provisions. | Alexander Sviridov/Shutterstock

The Canadian government will develop rules for recyclability and compostability labeling and establish a federal plastics registry for producers of plastic products.

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Canada bans some single-use plastics, eyes labeling law

Published: June 22, 2022
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Single-use plastics for consumer use.

Canada will no longer allow the manufacture of stir sticks as of December 2022, part of a wider plastics prohibition. | Wan Fahmy Redzuan/Shutterstock

Canada has banned a wide range of single-use plastics, effective by the end of the year for most items, and is looking to implement new labeling laws as well.

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Canada Plastics Pact names ‘problematic plastics’

Published: April 20, 2022
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Garbage bags with foam food-service packaging.

On the list are plastics with undetectable carbon black, PVC, PVDC, EPS, PS, PETG in rigid plastic and oxo-degradable plastics. | wk1003mike/Shutterstock

The Canada Plastics Pact released nine design rules to move toward a circular economy, a document that included a list of “problematic plastics” to avoid.  Continue Reading

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Reclaimer invests nearly $8M in PP recycling expansion

Published: March 2, 2022
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PP recycled pellets from KalPolymers

Dedicated to PP, a new recycling line will go into Kal-Polymers’ Mississauga, Ontario headquarters location this summer. | Courtesy of Kal-Polymers

Canadian-headquartered reclaimer Kal-Polymers will invest millions of dollars in a large recycling line, boosting the company’s annual plastics recycling capacity to about 150 million pounds.

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Canada seeks recycled-content mandates feedback

Published: February 16, 2022
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Flexible food pouches in red, green and blue.

Overall, the government of Canada plans to require 50% recycled content in plastic packaging by 2030. | Nextcreative/Shutterstock

Canada’s federal government will mandate recycled plastic be used in bottles, foam protective packaging, films and other products. But first, officials are asking for public input on important details.

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