Plastic recycling headlines by topic
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Agricultural plastics
- Canadian ag recycling sees continued success
- PCR procurement shifts as needed volumes grow
- Revolution expands film lineup with Norflex buy
Asia
- WEF tackles plastic pollution in developing nations
- Study: Pricing opacity hurts recycling in four countries
- Indorama Ventures boosts RPET production
Brand owners
- Retailers launch CA campaign to ditch single-use bags
- New report explores the future of CPG packaging goals
- Unifi pushes for textile recycling progress
Canada
- Closed Loop invests $10M in recycler GreenMantra
- Aduro loss widens as pilot plant nears commissioning
- Industry group details Canadian plastics registry
Challenging materials
- Colorado approval signals path forward for PRO choice
- Iowa firm turns old wind turbine blades into concrete
- Cutting healthcare plastics could save $18B
Chemical recycling
- French incentives spur restart on work for recycling plant
- Resynergi moving operations out of California
- Shell to supply chemically recycled PE for specialty films
Collection
- Report shows $5B in materials saved from landfills
- NexTrex program boosts local film recovery efforts
- How MRFs develop their accepted material lists
Container deposits
- Coke bottler’s switch to clear PET provides lessons learned
- Both coasts see DRS program changes
- Texas bottle bill hits milestone, but does not pass
Converters
- California will fund mixed plastics facility, other projects
- Amcor to acquire Berry Global in $8.4B all-stock deal
- Companies provide updates on recycling operations
Courts/lawsuits
- Reynolds faces hefty lawsuit for its PE bags
- Brightmark bankruptcy: Parent company wins auction bid
- Resin producer, environmental group lawsuits heat up
EPR/stewardship
- Colorado approval signals path forward for PRO choice
- APR launches recyclability assessment platform
- Clean Harbors hits 2030 recycling goal early
Europe
- French incentives spur restart on work for recycling plant
- Analysis: Dire EU landscape hints at US future
- WEF tackles plastic pollution in developing nations
Exports
- Dow execs talk PE production during bleak earnings call
- Malaysia’s import ban ‘very much up in the air’
- Some tariffs suspended, metal duties spur backlash
Film
- Shell to supply chemically recycled PE for specialty films
- Reynolds faces hefty lawsuit for its PE bags
- FCC gets single largest TRP grant for film collection
HDPE
- ADS recycled plastic purchase share sinks to 3-year low
- APR updates design recognition, submissions
- Republic Services sites third polymer center in PA
Industry groups
- Colorado approval signals path forward for PRO choice
- Brand owners lead initiative for scalable film, flex recycling
- APR, ReMA update bale specs for PE rigids, film
LDPE
- NexTrex program boosts local film recovery efforts
- Analysis shines spotlight on New Jersey bag ban
- WM unveils bigger, better film recycling plant in Texas
Legislation
- Stewardship exec: Key to EPR success is to watch, wait
- Plastics treaty talks end without consensus or a plan
- Industry group details Canadian plastics registry
Marine debris
- Researchers: Effective plastic treaty requires production cuts
- UN member countries bring focus to plastic treaty
- INC-5.2 for global plastic treaty to be held in August
Markets
- Analysis: Import tariffs could support struggling PET
- Aduro loss widens as pilot plant nears commissioning
- Report shows $5B in materials saved from landfills
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Defining the future of plastic recycling
- In My Opinion: EPR takeaways from OECD meeting
- Editor’s Take: The problem with the Greenpeace data
PET
- Glacier AI at Penn Waste aims to improve PET, fiber output
- French incentives spur restart on work for recycling plant
- Analysis: Dire EU landscape hints at US future
PP
- ADS recycled plastic purchase share sinks to 3-year low
- APR updates design recognition, submissions
- Denton Plastics building major Oregon PP expansion
Processors
- Major plastic initiative sets sights on system change
- California will fund mixed plastics facility, other projects
- E-plastics processor expands line of recycled board
PS
- Materials traceability tools add PCR accountability, trust
- Industry groups form recycling alliance for PS
- Bans of some EPS take effect in California, Oregon
PVC
- Producer program increases PVC recycling in Colombia
- Vinyl industry reports flat recycling figures
- Azek reports less recycled material used in 2023
Research
- New report explores the future of CPG packaging goals
- RIT researchers develop AI-based textile recycling system
- Researchers: Effective plastic treaty requires production cuts
Rigid plastics
- Bottle cap design: No need to ‘reinvent the wheel’
- Mondelez, General Mills, Cotopaxi report progress
- Procurement tactics adapt to new supply realities