Tag: #PlasticsRecycling

In My Opinion: EPR needed for flexible packaging Flexible packaging has sustainability potential, but only if it’s properly recycled at the end of its life.

Thermoform-to-thermoform bill draws mixed reactions Current debate over a California bill requiring PET thermoforms to contain RPET derived from thermoforms boils down to one question:

When assessing chemical recycling, ‘follow the money’ Recent years have seen a steady stream of announcements from chemical recycling operators touting technological breakthroughs. But two

Grant comments urge plastic sorting improvements The U.S. EPA received several hundred suggestions for setting up two recycling grant programs authorized under the Bipartisan Infrastructure

Brand borrows big to buy RPET, pursue other ‘green’ efforts PepsiCo has borrowed another $1.25 billion through a “green bond,” generating more funds to buy

Researchers emphasize need to reduce flexible packaging Single-use flexible plastic packaging has been the fastest-growing packaging type. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation says the opposite should

Chasing consistency By developing clear specification guidelines for chemical recycling feedstock, stakeholders can maximize emerging technologies and better understand how all types of processors might

Analysts say higher PCR prices are the new normal Post-consumer HDPE and PP prices have been hot lately, and they’re likely to stay that way