Tag Archives: industry groups

Vinyl industry reports flat recycling figures

Published: December 11, 2024
Updated: December 11, 2024
by Colin Staub

The Vinyl Sustainability Council reported an annual estimated North American PVC recycling figure of 1.1 billion pounds, which includes both post-industrial and post-consumer. | Warin Keawchookul/Shutterstock

Plastics recycling firms continue to process about 958 million pounds of post-industrial PVC and 142 million pounds of post-consumer, non-packaging PVC each year, together accounting for an estimated 27% of annual North American PVC waste generation, the Vinyl Sustainability Council said this week. Continue Reading

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Global treaty talks extended after hitting typical roadblocks

Published: December 4, 2024
Updated: December 4, 2024
by Marissa Heffernan

On Nov. 27, the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Plastics demanded the right to speak at plenary sessions, after being denied the usual time allotted for civil society members to share their views. | Kiara Worth/International Institute for Sustainable Development

Negotiations for a global, legally-binding treaty to address plastic pollution will spill over into another meeting, but participants noted the need for a seismic shift to reach the finish line after a fifth round of United Nations negotiations splintered along similar lines as the last four.

Posted in News, Top stories | Tagged industry groups, marine debris, regulation/oversight |

EPA releases strategy against plastic pollution

Published: November 27, 2024
Updated: November 27, 2024
by Marissa Heffernan

The strategy is organized into six objectives that address plastic at all stages of its lifecycle. | g0d4ather/Shutterstock

The U.S. EPA released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, and recycling industry stakeholders responded with support and a call to make sure industry experts are involved with implementation.

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TRP shares film end market case study on HydroBlox

Published: November 27, 2024
Updated: November 27, 2024
by Marissa Heffernan

HydroBlox creates permeable blocks and slabs of 100% PCR that act as drainage and channel water away from roads, parking lots, yards and other areas. | Photo Courtesy The Recycling Partnership

Bolstering end markets for hard-to-recycle materials is a slow process, but The Recycling Partnership’s Film and Flexibles Recycling Coalition recently released a case study highlighting a success story in HydroBlox.

Posted in News | Tagged challenging materials, film, industry groups |

INC-5 starts with usual mix of hope and frustration

Published: November 27, 2024
Updated: November 27, 2024
by Marissa Heffernan

Delegates at the fifth U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting Busan, South Korea, consult informally between sessions. | Kiara Worth/The Earth Negotiations Bulletin

The fifth and final United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting started in a whirlwind in Busan, South Korea, on Nov. 25.

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Plastics industry mulls election results

Published: November 7, 2024
Updated: November 20, 2024
by Antoinette Smith

The Trump presidency promises decreased regulation and likely less funding for environmental initiatives. | LLoughran-Shutterstock

Following Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 presidential election, the plastics and chemicals industries are processing what may lie ahead in an environment that is likely to have drastic reductions in regulation and an emphasis on fossil fuels.

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Ellen MacArthur report: Less plastic used last year

Published: November 20, 2024
Updated: November 20, 2024
by Marissa Heffernan

The largest brand owners in the world together used an average of 14% post-consumer resin in their packaging last year, a 2 percentage point increase over 2022. | Photka/Shutterstock

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s 2023 report indicated a year-over-year decrease in both virgin and overall plastic use from signatory companies. That came from companies incorporating more post-consumer resin, combined with lower overall consumer demand due to economic challenges.

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Packaging suppliers convene to talk PCR, recyclability

Published: November 6, 2024
Updated: November 12, 2024
by Antoinette Smith

Packaging suppliers including TC Transcontinental, Tetra Pak, Amcor and Orbis shared insights on incorporating PCR at the 2024 Pack Expo International in Chicago. | Antoinette Smith/Resource Recycling

The broad theme of sustainability was a central focus at Pack Expo International in Chicago this week, encompassing package recyclability, PCR content and legislation. Continue Reading

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Latest UN treaty draft concerns environmental groups

Published: November 6, 2024
Updated: November 6, 2024
by Marissa Heffernan

The latest draft, called a “non-paper,” was released by Luis Vayas Valdivieso, chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, convened by the United Nations. | Bascar/Shutterstock

A new draft of the U.N.’s global treaty on plastics has sparked disappointment from environmental groups after leaving some of the most contentious issues unaddressed. Continue Reading

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PP Recycling Coalition sets 5% recycling growth goal

Published: November 6, 2024
Updated: November 6, 2024
by Marissa Heffernan

The first report from The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition set a goal of increasing the U.S. PP recycling rate in the next two years. | Afanasiev Andrii/Shutterstock

The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition has given out $15 million in 60 grants, improving PP recycling access for 48 million people in 26 states, according to its first annual report. Continue Reading

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