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California lawmakers advance pair of plastics-recycling bills

Published: September 8, 2016
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“PlasticThe 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.

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Why Coke missed its recycled-content goal

Published: January 13, 2016
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Bottles PET HDPE / trong_nguyen, ShutterstockOver the past two years, Coca-Cola has boosted its recycled PET production capabilities by 20 percent, opening facilities and recycling lines in nine different countries. It now uses recycled PET in 24 countries.

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Research examines barriers to using recycled content in food packaging

Published: November 29, 2016
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AIMPLAS research projectA research project explored the use of potentially contaminated recycled content materials behind barriers in food packaging. The conclusion: We’re not quite there yet, but some important next steps have been determined.

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