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Top stories from April 2025

Published: May 7, 2025
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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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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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