Tag Archives: Winter 2019

Reclaimer in Focus: rPlanet Earth

Published: May 14, 2019
Updated: January 28, 2020
by Jared Paben

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Market development in action

Published: May 14, 2019
Updated: May 17, 2019
by Wendy Worley, Sandy Skolochenko and Timothy Shober

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Q&A: Invested in the industry

Published: May 14, 2019
Updated: May 17, 2019
by Colin Staub

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Posted in Print edition | Tagged industry groups, Q&A, Winter 2019 |

On demand

Published: May 14, 2019
Updated: May 17, 2019
by Dan Leif

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Finding the funding

Published: May 14, 2019
Updated: May 17, 2019
by Derric Brown

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Data Sort: Statewide recycling support activity

Published: May 14, 2019
Updated: May 17, 2019
by More Recycling

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Posted in Print edition | Tagged research, Winter 2019 |

The latest plastics recycling news

PepsiCo faces lawsuit from New York State attorney general
New York State’s attorney general is the latest to launch a lawsuit against a major brand over plastic, this time focused on pollution.
Reclaimer finishes food-grade PCR expansion
Envision Plastics has completed its project to boost its capacity to produce EcoPrime, the reclaimer’s food-grade, post-consumer resin.
PetStar expanding recycling plant in Mexico
In pursuit of recovering and recycling every Coca-Cola PET bottle sold in Mexico by 2027, a local recycler is undergoing a $167 million expansion.
Scrap plastics exports drop 5% during first three quarters
The U.S. continued to export less scrap plastic to the rest of the world, according to an analysis of trade data covering the first nine months of 2023.
UN meeting again ends with much unfinished
As the third meeting of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee wrapped up in Kenya, delegates once again expressed frustration about the slow progress toward an internationally binding resolution on plastic pollution.
Plastic bag drop-off guide is taken off-line
The longest-running comprehensive guide to public drop-off sites accepting plastic film has been taken down, leaving a gap in consumer-facing recycling information for bags and other flexible packaging.
Netafim USA launches dripline recycling certification
Netafim USA is encouraging farmers to improve the circularity of plastic agricultural dripline materials by offering a recycling certification program.