Plastics

Two industry organizations have developed directories of manufacturers that consume recycled materials in one region of the U.S. The Northeast...

The Hefty EnergyBag program is collecting but not currently processing hard-to-recycle plastics in Boise, Idaho. The program’s downstream processor suspended...

The price of natural HDPE has skyrocketed over the past month, roughly doubling in some areas to a high of...

A nascent company that makes a composite material from the non-recycled waste stream is looking to site a processing plant...

China continues to import a substantial amount of OCC from the U.S. and elsewhere. But an all-out ban and other...

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It's clear the current recycling system can't deliver sufficient resin for brand owners to hit their increasingly ambitious recycled-content goals....

California lawmakers passed a bill requiring the use of recycled plastic in beverage containers. Separately, they OK'd legislation aimed at...

Over the last month, some curbside plastics have seen notable market changes. Meanwhile, prices for paper bales have remained constant,...

Texas-based Avangard Innovative will grow exponentially in 2020, opening three processing sites to recover and pelletize plastic film. The company...