The U.S. PET bottle recovery rate made a notable jump last year, reaching 28.6%, according to an industry report published today.
The U.S. PET bottle recovery rate made a notable jump last year, reaching 28.6%, according to an industry report published today.
Mixed reactions followed the first meeting on a Global Plastics Treaty, with some complaints about “industry interference.”
After several years of gains in recycled content usage, Amcor is setting a new recycled content goal of 30% by 2030, tripling its previous target.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s latest report showed that major packaging companies doubled their collective PCR percentage from 2018 to 2021. However, pandemic-related commerce trends also helped accelerate virgin plastic consumption.
Mechanical recycling should take priority over chemical recycling, but there will need to be several technical solutions to the world’s plastic problem, argued panelists on a recent Product Stewardship Institute webinar.
A federal bottle bill, more extended producer responsibility bills and pressure on single-use plastics are all in the future of plastics legislation, industry policy experts predicted.
Circular Solutions for Flexibles announced the five finalists in the running for its $3 million Alliance Prize for film recycling.