To better connect with the public, MMBC renames itself Recycle BC
The product stewardship group at the center of British Columbia's recently reshaped curbside program has taken on a new moniker. The extended...
Packaging
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...
Plastics recycling technology roundup: March 31, 2017
A Dow executive discusses end-market potential for recovered flexible films, and an article explores the challenges of recovering plastics from...
U.K. groups say new black pigment allows for NIR sorting
For near infrared sorters, black as a color may not be the problem so much as the type of black...
California packaging forum: lots of opinions, no decisions
CalRecycle last week convened stakeholders to continue to discuss the possibility of requiring producers to play a role in the end-of-life management...
California packaging forum: lots of opinions, no decisions
CalRecycle last week convened stakeholders to continue to discuss the possibility of requiring producers to play a role in the end-of-life management...
APR to bolster its work with brand owners
The Association of Plastic Recyclers will expand staffing to further engage brand owners on designing products for recyclability. That was...
Packaging EPR still a possibility in California
California regulators are signaling they may want a mandatory program covering end-of-life management for packaging, and a workshop next week...
In My Opinion: A sea change in brand owner attitudes toward flexible packaging
In the last two years, there has been a positive shift by previously recalcitrant brands to accept the importance of...
APR pursuing updates to recyclability testing protocols
As plastic packaging continues to evolve, so too will the testing protocols used to determine recyclability, according to the Association...
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