Hard-to-Recycle Materials

Researchers have launched a project to measure the depth of demand for post-consumer recycled plastics in the U.S. and Canada....

Thermoforms are a growing factor in the PET recycling game, and the National Association for PET Container Resources wants to...

Maryland lawmakers are holding hearings on legislation that bans expanded polystyrene food-service products and packing peanuts in the state. House...

EPS packaging will be replaced by fiber-based alternatives for Ikea's ready-to-assemble furniture. While the retailer cites environmental friendliness as its goal...

Consumer products giant Unilever has committed to ensuring all of its plastic packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by...

Two Indiana recycling companies have received state grants to expand recovery programs for what are often considered hard-to-recycle plastic materials....

Recycling and waste-reduction advocates in Michigan were unable to stop passage of a bill that prohibits local ordinances limiting the...

Equipment from Dutch company Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions goes fishing at the head of the stream to remove films. The Filmgrabber...

Recycling and waste-reduction advocates in Michigan were unable to stop passage of a bill that prohibits local ordinances limiting the...

A team trying to find recycling solutions for multi-material laminated packaging will explore pilot program opportunities next year. It also...