Legislation in front of California lawmakers would require beverage companies to use at least 10 percent recycled plastic in bottles if they want to continue receiving discounts on fees they pay to the state.
Legislation in front of California lawmakers would require beverage companies to use at least 10 percent recycled plastic in bottles if they want to continue receiving discounts on fees they pay to the state.
Manufacturers opposing California’s statewide plastic bag ban have raised more than four times as much money as ban supporters.
The California legislature passed a bill requiring beverage companies to publicly report the amount of post-consumer PET they use. And a separate piece of legislation sent to the governor extends a plastics-recycling subsidy programs for one year.
The house wins again in Michigan, and a California town says it is exempt from the statewide ban on plastic bags.
Global computing giant Dell is now using recycled plastics from electronics, water bottles and CD cases in 48 of its products.
Ikea releases products made with recycled plastics, and Rhode Island adopts standardized public bin signage to boost recovery efforts.
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.
New York City’s recently passed fee on plastic bags could be in peril, and a beverage company ditches plastic for aluminum.
A leader at composite lumber manufacturer Trex touts the benefits of recycling stretch films, and a district in Minnesota starts a program to recover more agricultural plastics.
Waste Management’s CEO says the company is still making some money on recycling but its return on capital is lagging, and environmentalists urge Minneapolis to ban plastic bags.