Hard-to-Recycle Materials

This story originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print...

A statewide ban on local bag bans is close to becoming law in Michigan. Senate Bill 853 prohibits local governments...

A statewide ban on local bag bans is close to becoming law in Michigan. Senate Bill 853 prohibits local governments...

UNICOR, also known as Federal Prison Industries, has shut down its electronics recycling facilities at several prisons across the country,...

Novolex, a company that makes and recycles plastic bags, has been sold to The Carlyle Group, an investment firm based...

Chicago's City Council backs a fee on plastic bags, and your laundry may be sending microplastics into the ocean. Bags...

A European Union panel approved a pair of proposals that bring recovered material into plastic food and beverage packaging. But...

The Reflex project successfully demonstrated flexible film packaging could be recycled into items such as boxes and crates or drainage...

Supporters and opponents of plastic film policy have differing views on whether the Golden State's voter-supported initiative will have ripple...

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency and the American Chemistry Council trade group have announced a formal partnership to try to...