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Top stories from November 2024

Published: December 11, 2024
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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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Top stories from September 2024

Published: October 9, 2024
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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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Top stories from July 2024

Published: August 7, 2024
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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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Our top stories from November 2023

Published: December 5, 2023
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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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Our top stories from October 2023

Published: November 7, 2023
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Stories quoting leaders at LyondellBasell, Granite Peak Plastics, Plastic Recycling Inc. and others drew ample clicks last month. Continue Reading

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Our top stories from August 2023

Published: September 6, 2023
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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.

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Our top stories from June 2023

Published: July 11, 2023
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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

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Our top stories from May 2023

Published: June 6, 2023
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In May, our readers were drawn to stories about plastics research and grants. | RecycleMan/Shutterstock

A mix of stories touching on chemical recycling, market pricing, activists’ claims and more drew clicks last month. Continue Reading

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Our top stories from April 2023

Published: May 2, 2023
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In April, readers were drawn to stories about expansions taking place in Illinois, Mexico and Nebraska. | Nixx Photography/Shutterstock

California’s PCR mandate compliance and the overall state of plastics recycling were among the topics that drew our readers’ interest last month.

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