Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will ban a number of single-use plastic products and will support establishing extended producer responsibility for plastic items.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will ban a number of single-use plastic products and will support establishing extended producer responsibility for plastic items.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati will serve as the next site of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s project to help boost recycling rates.
If a brand owner puts a “not recyclable” label on its packaging, consumers are likely to appreciate the honesty rather than frown on that company, survey results suggest.
Louie Pellegrini
Programs on opposite coasts enjoyed bale quality benefits after switching from single- to dual-stream collection, two experts noted. But an industry group leader suggested education may have been a key driver.
Maine lawmakers approved the first statewide prohibition on polystyrene foodservice packaging last week. The plastics industry quickly criticized the move.
Waste and recycling collection deaths increased substantially in 2018, despite coordinated campaigns to reduce industry fatalities.
Local recycling programs develop differently, and effectively providing support involves meeting municipalities where they’re at. The Recycling Partnership is employing that mantra to boost the viability of materials recovery in California, Oregon and Washington.
The recently formed Glass Recycling Foundation has a goal of raising $1 million over the next year to invest in glass recycling projects, according to a leader of the nonprofit entity.
Jerry Powell moderating a session at the 2019 Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show
GreenBlue’s Laura Thompson presents at SPC Impact.
Hundreds of packaging stakeholders came together in early April in Seattle to talk sustainability. And recycling factored into the conversation in a number of ways.