Report examines hard-to-sort plastic packaging
Packaging producers should choose clear or translucent PET containers because opaque and colored ones inhibit recycling of the material into...
Recycled Content
The travails of bringing recycled content into batteries
When Energizer developed a battery with 4 percent recycled content, company officials agonized over whether to market the achievement to...
Diversion rate drops at Apple’s retail stores and offices
Apple says it is taking steps to boost its internal recycling efforts after the diversion rate at the company's non-manufacturing...
In other news: April 25, 2016
Regulators in British Columbia ramp up pressure on newspaper publishers to contribute to recycling funding, and New York City Council...
Changing the world one upcycled product at a time
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries' ISRI2016 show didn't just discuss industry issues and equipment – it also provided a...
CT lawmakers consider action on plastic bags and packaging EPR
A Connecticut bill sits in uncharted territory when it comes to regulating plastic bags: The legislation ensures they're recyclable and...
Buying power
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European approvals open opportunities in rPET food packaging
A European scientific panel has given its approval to a pair of industry proposals related to recycling PET into food...
Why Coke missed its recycled-content goal
Over the past two years, Coca-Cola has boosted its recycled PET production capabilities by 20 percent, opening facilities and recycling...
P&G recycled resin use hits 30,000 tons
Procter & Gamble continues to work toward an ambitious recycled plastic target as well as packaging-reduction and recyclability goals. The...
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