APR changes name to better reflect its reach
When it comes to its moniker, a key plastics recycling group hopes less is more. The Association of Postconsumer Plastic...
Industry Groups
Industry bites back after New York Times recycling column
By challenging the economic and environmental value of recycling, New York Times science columnist John Tierney has poked the recycling...
Plastics-to-fuel group adds member, changes name
The renamed Plastics-to-Fuel and Petrochemistry Alliance (PFPA) has added a new member to the growing group. Formerly the Plastics-to-Oil Technologies...
NRC election results are in
The National Recycling Coalition held its board of directors' election at the Resource Recycling Conference, leading to the election of...
Closed Loop Fund announces $7.8 million in recycling loans
The Closed Loop Fund, a recycling-focused investment group founded by nine major corporations, has made its first significant funding announcement....
Research to explore how MRFs can sort flexible packaging
How successful are existing sortation systems at separating flexible packaging? New research aims to answer that question. A number of...
Report: Life span of average flat-panel TV is 10 years
New estimates on the time it takes for a flat-panel display TV to enter the U.K. waste stream have been...
Research explores sortation of flexible packaging at MRFs
How successful are existing sortation systems at separating flexible packaging? New research aims to answer that question. A number of...
ACC indicates optimism for mixed-waste processing
A recent paper from a major plastics group finds there are both pros and cons to the "all in one...
E-World chief tangled in trafficking case
The leader of California e-scrap recycling company E-World Recyclers has been indicted in a federal court on charges of trafficking...
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