Minnesota publishes prelim EPR assessment
The report will inform recommendations featured in the next report to develop the state's EPR program for packaging.
Antoinette Smith has been at Resource Recycling Inc., since June 2024, after several years of covering commodity plastics and supply chains, with a special focus on economic impacts. She can be contacted at [email protected].
The report will inform recommendations featured in the next report to develop the state's EPR program for packaging.
Next the companies will target thermoforming applications where brand owners are seeking recycled content solutions to comply with upcoming mandates.
The grants will help fund collection of used electronics in the state, which last year passed a battery EPR law.
Industry stakeholders can use the new site to report fires occurring at their facilities or in vehicles, to help support outreach and advocacy for battery safety.
The following facilities have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained certifications.
The grants will help fund waste and litter reduction projects, recycling programs, and costs to collect scrap tires, HHW, electronic waste and pharmaceuticals.
The nationwide hauler said higher Polymer Center volumes helped offset lower recycled commodity prices in 2025, with a third in planning stages.
UN agencies aim to use the harmonized trade data and a statistical framework to improve outcomes for the global negotiations, which have so far proved fruitless.
The materials technology company will lay off 32% of its staff and shift more resources toward commercializing PET closures, a process the CEO said has taken longer than expected.
The US Plastics Pact and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste released reports outlining necessary steps to improving recycling outcomes for plastic film and flexible packaging.
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