Advanced Drainage Systems, one of the biggest buyers of recycled HDPE and PP, also saw a 7.3% drop in purchases of recycled materials. | Courtesy ADS
Major buyer Advanced Drainage Systems reached its lowest level of recycled plastic purchases since its fiscal 2022 baseline, according to its annual sustainability report. Continue Reading
The Lubricants Packaging Management Association became the first independent producer responsibility organization to gain approval in a state EPR program. | Air Images / Shutterstock
Although a designated producer responsibility organization (PRO) receives much of the attention for any state’s emerging extended producer responsibility (EPR) plan for packaging, independent PROs quietly address more specialized needs. Continue Reading
Amazon-backed Glacier has installed AI sorting at Penn Waste’s York County MRF with support from Cox Enterprises, aiming to boost PET capture in Pennsylvania. | Photo courtesy Glacier
Glacier, the Amazon-backed AI and robotics company, has installed its sorting technology at Penn Waste’s MRF in York County, Pennsylvania, in a project supported by Cox Enterprises that aims to lift plastic recovery and improve fiber quality for mills. Continue Reading
The Alliance for Mission-Based Recycling released a new report, “Designing Effective EPR: What to Do About Film & Flexible Packaging,” providing policy suggestions to address the issues relating to flexible and film plastics collected in curbside recycling programs.
The City of Philadelphia filed a lawsuit alleging that Bimbo Bakeries and SC Johnson, whose products include Ziploc bags, made deceptive claims about the recyclability of single-use plastic film products.
Canadian producer responsibility organization Circular Materials will publish a harmonized material list for recycling for Ontario in 2026, including new materials like coffee cups, toothpaste tubes and black plastic containers.
Automaker Honda opened its new Resource Circularity Center in Ohio, which processes retired equipment, office electronics and vehicle service parts.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology released its 2025 State of Supply Chain Sustainability report.
Vancouver-based Metaspectral will receive a combined amount of over Canadian $1 million (US $717,000) from Environment and Climate Change Canada and CleanBC to support the advancement of its AI-driven sorting technology.
EU’s RecyClass launched the first certification scheme focused on traceability for plastic sorting processes.
Technology company TOMRA Recycling acquired the parent company of bag-drop bottle processor Clynk.
Trex named Prithvi (Prith) Gandhi as CFO effective Oct. 6, and appointed Srikanth Padmanabhan to its board of directors, effective Dec. 1.
The immediate effect of a tiered incentive shows the power of state-level initiatives to support the value chain and reinforce EPR laws. | Photoeu / Shutterstock
Recycling technology company Carbios will restart construction on its enzymatic PET recycling plant in Longlaville, a move attributed in part to French governmental incentives. The so-called biorecycling plant is expected to start production in the second half of 2027.
APR has unveiled a digital platform that evaluates whole plastic packages for recyclability and helps brands prepare for EPR and labeling rules. | Courtesy APR
The Association of Plastic Recyclers will launch a new digital platform to help brands and packaging suppliers evaluate the recyclability of entire plastic packages and prepare for policy requirements in the US and abroad. Continue Reading
The sudden inclusion of both virgin and recycled PET in US tariff lists is good news for domestic recyclers, but frustrating for importers. | Tezzstock/Shutterstock
The sudden inclusion of PET resin into hefty tariffs drew reader interest in September, as well as the existential crisis facing European recyclers, a chemical recycler’s relocation plans and the use of chemically recycled PE in specialty films.
Renewablade in Iowa is turning old wind turbine blades into precast concrete blocks, barriers and bunkers after years of trial and development. | Ultramansk / Shutterstock
After years of research and trial runs, an Iowa recycling company has begun turning retired wind turbine blades into precast concrete products. Continue Reading