Canada

A Canadian metropolitan region home to 2.5 million people is considering imposing a disposal ban on expanded polystyrene. The regional...

For the second year in a row, U.S. paper recovery marked a record high in 2016. Use of recycled paper is...

A contamination-reduction campaign draws an angry response from some residents, and New York City approves a ban on polystyrene foam...

Florida lawmakers vote to remove roadblocks for plastics conversion efforts, and Envision Plastics announces it will source millions of pounds...

Getting old mobile devices out of Canadians' junk drawers and into the recycling stream may be a lucrative challenge for...

A Canadian city brings in nearly $10 million through sales of recyclables, and a community attempts to educate residents to...

Canadian HDPE recovery offset decreased recycling of other resins in 2015, according to a recent report, giving overall plastic packaging...

Details emerge on a recycling collection contract negotiation process in Columbus, Ohio, and a study finds millennials would sacrifice social...

With implementation in New Brunswick last week, all 10 Canadian provinces now have extended producer responsibility programs for electronics. The...

The product stewardship group at the center of British Columbia's recently reshaped curbside program has taken on a new moniker. The extended...