EPA weighs in on cuts to single-use plastic production
Although it doesn't use the word "ban," the U.S. EPA released a plastics pollution strategy that supports steps to reduce...
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Indorama, Evertis work on PET thermoform circularity
PET film company Evertis and chemical company Indorama Ventures are collaborating to make PET thermoforms more circular.
Plastics recycling rebounds from pandemic lows
The U.S. plastic bottle recycling rate was 28.2% in 2021, up 1 percentage point from a year earlier, according to...
US plastics recycling rebounds from pandemic lows
The U.S. plastic bottle recycling rate was 28.2% in 2021, up 1 percentage point from a year earlier, according to...
Minnesota study estimates value of e-scrap
Researchers in Minnesota recently estimated what a 100% e-scrap recycling rate would look like in terms of metals recovery, finding...
Report: Flexible film can grow as PCR feedstock
Collecting a wide variety of film packaging curbside and sorting it at a MRF can deliver big benefits, according to...
REMADE plans another $20 million in R&D projects
A federally funded institute is offering up another $10 million in public funds to support recycling, reuse and remanufacturing R&D...
REMADE to support $20 million in R&D projects
A federally funded institute is offering up another $10 million in public funds to support recycling, reuse and remanufacturing R&D...
REMADE eyes $20 million in R&D projects
A federally funded institute is offering up another $10 million in public funds to support recycling, reuse and remanufacturing R&D...
MIT, brands study strategy for sorting small plastics
Five brands have partnered with a nonprofit and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to find a way to keep small...
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