PET bottle shrink-sleeve labels get thumbs-up from APR
UPM Raflatac has unveiled shrink-sleeve labels that avoid causing problems in today's PET bottle recycling processes. The international labels company...
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Plastics recycling technology roundup: Jan. 6, 2017
A group provides an update on its research into the recycling of multi-material laminated packaging, and post-consumer plastics are being...
Feds hope to catalyze development of recycling technology
The federal government will invest up to $70 million in a new research institute focused on reducing recycling costs and...
Carpet stewardship program grilled in California
California regulators are threatening to bring the hammer down on a carpet stewardship group, saying it has failed for years...
Michigan outlaws bag bans
Recycling and waste-reduction advocates in Michigan were unable to stop passage of a bill that prohibits local ordinances limiting the...
ISRI poll suggests few adults believe myths about recycling
Even in this era of fake news, people haven't grown distrustful of their community's recycling system, a study indicates. Commissioned...
Revisions to R2 standard under discussion
Sustainable Electronics Recycling International is working on updates to the R2 standard, with potential changes in a host of high-interest...
ISRI, BIR plan comprehensive report on e-scrap trade
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) are teaming up to provide real,...
Multi-layer laminates group releases project update
A team trying to find recycling solutions for multi-material laminated packaging will explore pilot program opportunities next year. It also...
Q&A: Reflecting on the How2Recycle label’s growth
The How2Recycle label, a project of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), celebrated many milestones in 2016, including a big boost...
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