Steve Alexander, APR’s executive director, speaks during the group’s March meeting.
The Association of Plastic Recyclers will expand staffing to further engage brand owners on designing products for recyclability.
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Steve Alexander, APR’s executive director, speaks during the group’s March meeting.
The Association of Plastic Recyclers will expand staffing to further engage brand owners on designing products for recyclability.
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Belgium-based industry association Petcore Europe is seeking more members to join its working group focused on the recycling of opaque and otherwise difficult-to-recycle PET packaging.
Most plastics recycling professionals have likely benefited from the work of Patty Moore.
European stakeholders are developing an innovative system to recycle plastics from cars, electronics and contaminated streams.
The American Chemistry Council has shared some uplifting news this week: Rigid plastics recycling grew 27 percent by weight in 2014, and film recycling also increased. Continue Reading
Garbage and recycling haulers had the fifth-highest death rate of all civilian occupations in 2014, with 27 people losing their lives on the job, updated federal statistics show.
While pressure-sensitive labels can be challenging to remove from plastic bottles in the recycling stream, one company appears to have come up with a solution.
An outreach effort in Connecticut will encourage residents to take advantage of retailer drop-off sites for PE films.
A new report emphasizes improved collection and separation efforts – which lead to higher recycling rates – as a key way to prevent plastics from entering water bodies.
An increasing number of grocery chains are recycling rigid plastic containers through back-of-store programs, providing a clean source of HDPE and PP for reclaimers.