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Plastic bags continue to complicate curbside recycling

Published: May 6, 2020
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California cities of 50,000 residents or more are seeing inbound contamination rates between 8% and 46%, with an average of 20%. | Oksana Shturo/Shutterstock

Plastic film has long been identified as a major contaminant in municipal materials recovery programs. Research from the West Coast shows just how challenging it has been to educate residents around proper bag behavior.

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Pause on bag law is a hit to some recyclers

Published: April 29, 2020
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California’s governor recently suspended the state’s single-use bag ban for 60 days. | Joanna Dorota/Shutterstock

California’s single-use bag ban has been suspended for two months, with the governor citing coronavirus safety concerns. One plastics reclaimer said the move led to an immediate drop in PCR sales.

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Film end user boasts greater sales

Published: March 18, 2020
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Trex uses about 500 million pounds of recovered polyethylene film and sawdust to make composite lumber each year. | Photo courtesy of Trex online product gallery.

Trex, which uses recovered polyethylene film to make composite wood products, boosted its sales and profits in 2019.

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Plastic recycled-content bills move ahead in Washington

Published: March 11, 2020
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The Washington legislature passed a bill prohibiting retailers from providing single-use plastic bags and requiring reusable bags have  post-consumer content. | anystock/Shutterstock

Washington state lawmakers will send the governor a bill mandating use of recycled plastic in beverage bottles. They also passed a bill banning thin plastic bags and mandating recycled content in thicker reusable bags.

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Bag producers sign voluntary recycled content pledge

Published: February 5, 2020
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Bag producers pledged to support municipal programs in educating the public on proper bag recycling. | Ivanova Tetyana/Shutterstock

A coalition of bag manufacturers is committing to use more recycled plastic in the coming years. Recycling stakeholders are reacting to the pledge, which will include both post-consumer and post-industrial resin.

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Avangard details its upcoming PCR projects

Published: February 5, 2020
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Avangard plans to bring a Mexico City-area facility on-line at the end of the fourth quarter of 2020 or early in the first quarter of 2021. | taniascamera/Shutterstock

After opening a film recycling facility in the Houston area, Avangard Innovative will develop a similar processing site in the Mexico City area, the company’s CEO said.

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