A bottle deposit system is being pushed in England, and plastic film recycling expands in New Zealand.
A bottle deposit system is being pushed in England, and plastic film recycling expands in New Zealand.
At least three critical issues confront the European PET recycling market, and one of them is having a profound impact on HDPE recovery.
The Container Recycling Institute has called on California to increase the fees it pays to redemption centers to cover the cost of recycling PET beverage containers.
A European trade group delves into PET thermoform recycling, and a government report in Australia calls for major steps to curb marine plastic pollution.
Lawmakers are proposing an increase in Connecticut’s bottle deposit handling fee for the eighth time since 2000. The move would raise the amount distributors must pay retailers and redemption centers to handle bottle returns. Continue Reading
Following the recent shuttering of nearly 200 container redemption centers in California, the state says it is exploring ways to prevent further closures as it grapples with its own funding questions.
California has under-subsidized its container redemption centers to the tune of $43 million in recent years, leading a significant number of them to close, according to the Container Recycling Institute.
A Coca-Cola bottling plant notches a high recycling rate, and a man is caught defrauding Germany’s bottle redemption program.
An international metals recycling company jumps into the PET recycling business, and Scotland mulls a beverage container deposit program.
A U.K. plastics recycling business hits hard times, and an Australian company that makes recycled plastic pallets is now publicly traded.