Dispelling ‘silver bullet’ thinking in film recycling Increasing film recycling takes coordinated efforts by both brand owners and reclaimers – and it takes a true
A fresh outlook for PET thermoform PET bottles are often identified as the most commonly recycled plastic in North America. However, some technical and economic
Arizona facility planned for Republic’s joint venture The second Blue Polymers recycled resin facility will be sited in Buckeye, Arizona, and is slated to open
Analyst lays out cyclic pattern of recycled resin markets A long runup in recycled natural HDPE prices came to an end last summer, when prices
Scrap plastic exports flat despite regional shifts More than half of the scrap plastic that left the U.S. in the first quarter of the year
Processors say U.S. e-plastics market yet to develop A recently published survey of e-scrap companies in the U.S. and abroad offered a look at how
California releases deposit system update draft rules Formal rulemaking for changes to California’s deposit system is about to begin, and draft rules shed more light
Panel digs into intersection of design, recyclability Plastic packaging could be designed for recycling from the start, rather than squeezed haphazardly into recycling systems after
Plastics Recycling Conference dives into industry trends The 2024 Plastics Recycling Conference kicked off Monday in Grapevine, Texas, bringing energetic conversations around policy, investments and
Report takes aim at drop-off recycling system An investigation that placed tracking devices in bundles of Amazon’s plastic packaging and dropped them off in store