Unifi pushes for textile recycling progress
An executive from U.S. textile manufacturer Unifi explored the challenges facing textile recycling and gave a glimpse of what to...
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Candy giant Mars reached 7% PCR use in 2024
Candy and pet food giant Mars used 14,000 metric tons of recycled materials for its products in 2024, according to...
PET Recycling Coalition doubles down on thermoforms
Since forming in 2022, the PET Recycling Coalition has worked to increase PET bottle recycling rates and access to curbside...
Bottle cap design: No need to ‘reinvent the wheel’
Mono-material design often is the goal for packaging, but due to color and sortation nuances it may not be the...
Coke bottler’s switch to clear PET provides lessons learned
A recent case study from the Northeast Recycling Council offers insights on transitioning packaging materials, gleaned from a regional Coca-Cola...
Alpek closing North Carolina PET plant
Major PET producer Alpek is closing a North Carolina plant that includes both virgin and RPET production, with operations to...
Pepsi reduces, extends global recycled resin goal
Citing factors outside the company's control, brand giant PepsiCo has softened its global post-consumer recycled content target and given itself...
Texas plant in limbo after Eastman loses DOE grant
Tennessee-based Eastman has lost its $375 million federal grant, which previously had spurred the company to make a final investment...
Pepsi reduces global PCR goal, extends target date
Citing factors outside the company's control, brand giant PepsiCo has softened its global post-consumer recycled content target and given itself...
Bale pricing bucks seasonal trend, trade alliances shift
Post-consumer plastics bales are defying typical springtime trends, with average pricing in May reported flat-to-softer on the month as the...
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