Hard-to-Recycle Materials

Black plastics are difficult to recycle due to their light-absorbing properties, which interfere with optical sensors at MRFs. But Finland-based...

The medical and research fields hold great potential for closed-loop plastic recycling as long as logistics can be solved, some...

As energy sourced from wind turbines grows, the issue of disposing of end-of-life blades also has increased in complexity and...

This article appeared in the October 2024 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. While Goodwill Industries...

California has become the first state to approve extended producer responsibility for textiles, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation enacting...

Iowa's long-running government-administered waste exchange program is dedicated to finding a home for any and all materials. That's given the...

Ohio's Rumpke Waste & Recycling will begin accepting PET clamshell containers in parts of the state this fall.

Ohio's Rumpke Waste & Recycling will begin accepting PET clamshell containers in parts of the state this fall.

With the U.S. Plastics Pact on track to eliminate its initial 11 problematic plastics by 2025, the group decided to...

As more consumers turn a skeptical eye to traditional recycling programs, Ridwell, a company that provides curbside collection of hard-to-recycle...