Tag Archives: Feb. 2017

E-plastics explained

Published: April 26, 2017
Updated: April 26, 2018
by Bobby Elliott

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Buying in

Published: February 27, 2017
Updated: February 21, 2018
by Mike Verespej

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A common language

Published: May 23, 2017
Updated: February 21, 2018
by Craig Cookson

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The fundamentals of survival – and growth

Published: May 24, 2017
Updated: February 21, 2018
by Patty Moore and Nina Bellucci Butler

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Finding the boost beyond bottles

Published: May 24, 2017
Updated: February 21, 2018
by Kara Pochiro

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The latest plastics recycling news

APR alliance aligns global packaging design guidance
The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) has published its design guide in both Mandarin and Spanish, to help reinforce ongoing commitment to global alignment of guidelines for plastic packaging design for recyclability.
Packaging policies require collaboration, harmonization
Lynn Dyer, executive director at Ameripen, opened her presentation at APR’s fall meeting with a reminder about packaging policy.
APR applies pressure on PET imports, tariffs
As pressure builds and the recycling industry faces an existential crisis, speakers at the fall member meeting for the Association of Plastic Recyclers highlighted mounting efforts that focused on finding trade remedies.
WM closes Natura PCR film operation in Texas
Hauler WM has shuttered its Natura PCR plastic film processing operations in Texas only months after starting up a new $150 million plant, amid lackluster market conditions.
RecycleOn Oregon opens first drop-off hard-to-recycle site
Hard-to-recycle materials may soon find a new use in Oregon thanks to a first-of-its-kind recycling center now open there.
Producers receive first bills under UK packaging EPR
The administrator for the UK’s extended producer responsibility program for packaging has issued its first invoices to packaging producers, marking the start of a major shift in how household packaging waste is funded.
EPR rules take shape in Oregon, as first test
At the Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference in Chicago, industry leaders said extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs for packaging are changing how the US handles residential recycling, but warned that uneven state rules will slow the transition.