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The uncertain fate of the Food and Drug Administration’s food-contact packaging assessment program drew reader attention last month, as did stories covering a new film recycling plant in Texas, a chemical recycling project losing federal funding, one recycled plastic end user’s take on EPR, and the latest bale pricing.
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In April, Plastics Recycling Update readers were drawn to a story on how much PCR bottlers in California used last year, as well as stories on tariff effects, recycled plastic markets and which companies received FDA letters of no objection for their resins.
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A major packaging merger, global plastic treaty negotiations, U.S. election analysis and a court ruling favoring brand owners were among the topics that drew reader interest in November.
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An industry-crafted list of “problem” materials, California’s reusable plastic bag ban, progress on an Arizona processing plant and chemical recycling coverage were among our highest-read stories last month.
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Federal backing of a major plastics reclamation facility drew reader interest in July, as did a new lawsuit against a brand owner, an update from PureCycle, a plastics plan from the Biden administration and a major end user’s recycled content consumption.
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Last month, readers took interest in a project to recycle marine debris in Hawai’i, the evolution of a robotics supplier, a Texas chemical recycling venture and more.
A story about EFS-plastics’ recycling investments drew interest from readers in November. | Courtesy of EFS
Reclaimer equipment investments, brand owner PCR usage and the loss of a film drop-off database were among the most-read stories last month.
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Stories quoting leaders at LyondellBasell, Granite Peak Plastics, Plastic Recycling Inc. and others drew ample clicks last month. Continue Reading
A story about low prices for recycled resins commanded readers’ attention last month. | Golden Dayz/Shutterstock
Readers were drawn to stories about Eastman’s PET recycling plans, tough plastics recycling markets, the new Blue Polymers joint venture and more last month.
A story about food-contact RPET applications in the EU caught readers’ interest last month. | Jared Paben/Plastics Recycling Update
A mix of stories about food-grade PCR approvals, reclaimer upgrades and bale pricing drew the clicks last month. Continue Reading