Conrad MacKerron
In the last two years, there has been a positive shift by previously recalcitrant brands to accept the importance of packaging recycling as part of total product life cycle and to commit to increasing packaging recyclability.
Conrad MacKerron
In the last two years, there has been a positive shift by previously recalcitrant brands to accept the importance of packaging recycling as part of total product life cycle and to commit to increasing packaging recyclability.
An improvement in virgin feedstocks allows better performance in recycled-content HDPE products, and two companies cooperate to supply a continuous PET-to-textile-fibers line.
One of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers will incorporate recovered marine plastics into packaging for one product line.
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.
Brett Stevens, TerraCycle
In the run-up to next month’s Plastics Recycling 2017, we sat down with some of the industry experts who will be taking the conference stage. This week, we offer a Q&A with Brett Stevens of TerraCycle, who discusses his company’s partnership with a consumer-products giant to turn marine debris into new packaging.
A documentary film investigating the ocean plastics problem heads to theaters, and a new technology from France scans packaging barcodes to tell consumers the details on recyclability.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has organized a major plastics circular economy effort, and Dr Pepper Snapple shareholders continue to resist recycled-content goals.
The house wins again in Michigan, and a California town says it is exempt from the statewide ban on plastic bags.
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.