Hard-to-Recycle Materials

A pair of bills in Massachusetts could have some impact on recovery. One mandates reductions in statewide per-capita waste generation...

After more than seven years in business, drop-off and densifying operation ReFoamIt has closed its doors. The company stated it...

South Africa recycled more total plastic in 2015 than the year before, but the country's plastics diversion rate dropped and...

Crews are nearing completion of a South African village built in part with recovered colored and black EPS.

According to the European Commission, an estimated 100 billion plastic carrier bags are used in the European Union every year...

A bill in New Jersey's legislature has been changed to impose a 5-cent fee on single-use plastic bags. Originally, the...

Most U.S. residents can now access a free mail-in and drop-off program from Nespresso to recycle aluminum-based coffee capsules. The...

Packaging producers should choose clear or translucent PET containers because opaque and colored ones inhibit recycling of the material into...

Spanish researchers develop special washing and extrusion methods to remove odors when recycling EPS fish boxes, and Keurig says it...

San Francisco's proposal to extend its ban on expanded polystyrene products is not sitting well with some plastics recycling professionals....