Plastics

Paper and plastic exports continue to trend lower than in previous years, even as shipments increase to certain countries, recent...

A company planning multiple U.S. processing plants taking in hard-to-recycle plastics has begun operating its first location in Southern California....

Following a similar demonstration in the Pacific Northwest last year, industry stakeholders are launching an initiative to recover additional material...

Some of the largest packaged goods and retail firms increased their use of recycled plastic in 2019, but they have...

Processors say they're seeing higher tonnages of aluminum and other valuable materials, as well as an HDPE price spike. But...

PepsiCo spent about $200 million of its "Green Bond" to purchase recycled PET plastic over the past few years, according...

This article appeared in the September 2020 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. It was March...

Recycled-content commitments by consumer packaged goods companies and fashion brands have driven demand for recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) to a...

The price of natural high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bales surpassed 61 cents per pound for the first time. Meanwhile, the average...

Verity, a startup making packaging for personal care products, is producing curbside-recyclable aluminum options in lieu of hard-to-recycle plastic. The...