House subcommittee leader says RERA won’t get vote
The leader of a key House environmental subcommittee said a much-discussed federal bill limiting e-scrap exports will not be taken...
Industry Groups
ACC group will help address e-plastic disposal
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has formed a group to promote plastics-to-oil technology, which a number of firms have been...
Dart, ACC pour cash into Big Apple EPS battle
Fresh details have emerged about the push by plastics players to halt a proposed ban on foodservice EPS containers in...
An EPS recycling offer New York can’t refuse?
After months of lobbying against a potential ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam in New York City, EPS manufacturer Dart...
New Mexico first state to grab training certification
The National Standards Certification Board (NSCB) has found its first state partner for the resource management training field in the...
PET recycling shows modest gains in 2012
The overall recycling rate for PET containers rose incrementally in 2012 while domestic demand for recycled PET (rPET) continued to...
E-Scrap Conference ends with clash on federal legislation
The 11th annual E-Scrap Conference — held this week in Orlando, Florida — concluded with a debate on the pros...
NRC celebrates 20 years of scholarships
When the National Recycling Coalition recently awarded three $1,500 scholarships to sustainability-minded college students, the group carried on a tradition...
NRC approves RONA unification
It's official: The Recycling Organizations of North America (RONA) and the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) are joining forces. Board members...
APR lauds Kennedy Group for getting labels right
While pressure-sensitive labels can be challenging to remove from plastic bottles in the recycling stream, one company appears to have...
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