Two brand owners recently made pledges to boost recycled content and improve the recyclability of their packaging.
Two brand owners recently made pledges to boost recycled content and improve the recyclability of their packaging.
Less than one-quarter of the fiber used last year by consumer products company Kimberly-Clark came from recycled sources, the lowest percentage in at least six years.
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Three organizations are pushing to have their packaging types accepted at MRFs, but six nonprofit recycling groups are pushing back.
A handful of top global brand owners have made or restated pledges to use or attempt to use only reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025.
Major brands, nonprofit organizations and industry groups will raise $150 million to boost the collection and recycling of plastics that may otherwise become marine debris.
California lawmakers have sent the governor a bill mandating that carpet stewards achieve a 24 percent recycling rate and discouraging the use of incineration. Meanwhile, carpet makers are sticking with their beleaguered stewardship group, instead of submitting alternative collection and recycling plans.
Rob Kaplan
In less than half a decade, the Closed Loop Fund has become a household name in the recycling industry, putting sizable capital behind a range of materials recovery initiatives. A leader from the investment effort recently put the fund’s path into perspective.
An industry-backed pilot project is taking the next step to develop artificial intelligence on single-stream sort lines.
Nestlé Waters North America has begun adding the How2Recycle label to half-liter PET bottles of all its major U.S. bottled water brands.
The CEO of Nestle Waters says when it comes to long-term economics, relying on recycled content is a strong bet.