Q&A: Mapping a sprawling industry landscape
National sustainability and recycling organizations The Recycling Partnership and the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) are teaming up to build a...
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UK report tracks plastics generation and recycling
An industry group has determined the U.K.'s plastics recycling rate is around 33 percent. The report found that 3.6 million...
Bioplastics company turns to organics stream for feedstock
A startup based in Richmond, Calif. is making polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) plastic out of organic material. While the innovative process is...
Starbucks tackles waste with test of new cup
In an attempt to steer coffee cups away from landfills, Starbucks stores in the U.K. are testing a cup that...
Wide world of recycling: July 25, 2016
Queensland becomes the latest Australian state to pass a bottle bill, and a textile company that uses recovered materials in...
How plastic packaging stewardship is playing out in Canada
In its first full year of operation, British Columbia's printed paper and packaging recycling program notched a 77 percent recovery...
How packaging stewardship is playing out in Canada
In its first full year of operation, British Columbia's printed paper and packaging recycling program notched a 77 percent recovery...
Wide world of recycling: July 5, 2016
Big bag changes take effect in Morocco, and coffee chains in the U.K. push forward goals to recycle paper cups....
Brand owners told to up payments in Ontario
Brand owners will have to cut bigger checks over the next year to support curbside recycling in Canada's most populous...
Ontario EPR system could still be several years away
Ontario lawmakers last week passed a bill mandating producers to pay the full costs of recycling printed paper and packaging....
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