APR, RecyClass wrap up third year of collaboration
The North American and EU organizations are working together to harmonize global recyclability standards.
Packaging Design
Arizona, Reynolds reach settlement on Hefty bag lawsuit
Arizona reached a settlement with Reynolds Consumer Products requiring the company to overhaul packaging nationwide.
NYC moves to reinstate foam ban with new analysis
In the latest chapter of its ongoing expanded polystyrene saga, New York City will again ban foam food-service packaging. City...
Aluminum giant now uses 55 percent recycled content
Aluminum rolling and recycling company Novelis continues to boost its usage of recovered metals. The Atlanta-based aluminum behemoth reported it...
North American recovered paper rates and usage hit new highs
For the second year in a row, U.S. paper recovery marked a record high in 2016. Use of recycled paper is...
Use of recycled resin in auto parts advances
Getting recovered resins approved for use in automotive parts can be challenging, but succeeding can pay major dividends. That was...
General Mills reports on recycled content and recyclability progress
International brand owner General Mills says recycled content made up 42 percent of the weight of its U.S. packaging last...
Why electronics manufacturers are using more recycled plastics
EPEAT and other eco-labeling initiatives are helping boost the use of recycled content in plastics used for electronics, an HP...
Design choices by brand owners continue to hinder plastics recovery
A study has backed up a frequent message among plastics recycling companies: Successful recyclability starts in the product design phase....
In other news: April 4, 2017
Chicago wants to better educate residents of a neighborhood posting a 6 percent diversion rate, and two reports calls on...
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