Education & Outreach

The City of San Antonio began accepting plastic bags in curbside single-stream carts two years ago. In its first year,...

The City of Fort Worth, Texas is changing its relationship with outreach organization Recyclebank as it works to increase recycling...

A retail giant considers paring down its polymers, and a Dutch inventor designs a mobile interactive plastic recycling installation. Driving...

The Dow Chemical Company is committing nearly $3 million toward recycling education and outreach programs as well as research into...

Education has won out over punishment in Little Rock, Ark., with hauler Waste Management announcing it will no longer track...

More and more people are recycling cardboard, and an industry group is reacting to Connecticut's plan to reduce waste. Battle...

Reverse vending machines are introduced in South Africa's largest city to promote recycling. South Africa: A pilot program using reverse...

Ikea releases products made with recycled plastics, and Rhode Island adopts standardized public bin signage to boost recovery efforts. Recycled-content...

This story originally appeared in the February 2016 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print...

For those of us working in the recycling industry, improving quality has become a priority. The question is: How do...