The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has released its annual Scrap Yearbook, a statistical and comprehensive publication regarding the U.S. and global scrap industry.
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has released its annual Scrap Yearbook, a statistical and comprehensive publication regarding the U.S. and global scrap industry.
Several plastics organizations have formed a group aimed at boosting plastics packaging recycling in Europe.
A slice of paradise considers banning plastic bags and launching a deposit program, and a packaging publication explores the importance of standardized signage on recycling bins.
Recycling facilities will likely encounter more PET water containers in the years ahead.
Get an inside look at how the music industry is combating plastic waste at concerts, and hear about the details on a recently unveiled set of standards for recovering e-plastics.
Dow Chemical Co. has signed on as a funder for The Recycling Partnership to help boost recycling of plastic packaging. 
An eight-month initiative in several Chicago hospitals aims to collect 100 tons of plastic and demonstrate the business case for health-care plastics recycling.
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Consumers should leave caps on their empty plastic bottles because when caps are taken off, they often fall through screens, contaminating glass cullet streams. Bottles without caps are also more likely to be flattened and sorted incorrectly.
The Foodservice Packaging Institute has released a toolkit to assist communities and businesses in recycling more food-service packaging.
The Association of Plastic Recyclers has announced its 2016 webinar series, and topics include the design guide for recyclability, rigids recycling and more.