California lawmakers advance pair of plastics-recycling bills
The California legislature passed a bill requiring beverage companies to publicly report the amount of post-consumer PET they use. And...
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Plastics recycling technology roundup: Sept. 1, 2016
An improvement in virgin feedstocks allows better performance in recycled-content HDPE products, and two companies cooperate to supply a continuous...
FDA gives green light to range of recycling proposals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the way for a U.S. company to recycle PP and HDPE buckets and...
Pressure applied to California for recycled-plastic mandate
As recycled resin markets struggle, San Francisco leaders have called for a statewide bill mandating at least 25 percent recycled...
Veolia plant in UK to handle 16,600 tons of HDPE annually
Veolia UK plans to reopen a shuttered plant in East London within the next few months. It recently purchased the...
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...
Wide world of plastics recycling, UK edition: July 19, 2016
Two companies are working on a new resin made with a mix of plastic and fiber, and an exports-focused company...
Curbside film pushes up plastics recovery in Canada
Canada collected more plastic for recycling in 2014 than it did the year before, with big boosts in curbside-collected film...
Low oil prices shake plastics recovery in South Africa
South Africa recycled more total plastic in 2015 than the year before, but the country's plastics diversion rate dropped and...
Transforming low-value plastics into high-value waxes
Through its use of a catalyst in a patented process, a Canadian company is recycling PE and PP into a...
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