First Person Perspective: Time to find a shared vision for a plastics circular economy
This article appeared in the May 2022 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Creating...
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Experts map out landmines in electronic data destruction
A client may ask a processor to destroy their hard drives, but doing so may not accomplish their ultimate goal:...
APR meeting covers need for data, policy updates
At the June Association of Plastic Recyclers members meeting, speakers shared insights on policy, data collection and a shifting tone...
Pacific NW program developing diverse hauling applicant pool
Driving Diversity in Portland is an initiative that trains people who might otherwise struggle to enter a career to be...
In My Opinion: Recent attack on plastics recycling was ‘pitiful’
The president of the Association of Plastic Recyclers calls an op-ed by The Last Beach Cleanup and Beyond Plastics an...
Collaboration opens commercial glass recycling in Chicagoland
A 2021 commercial glass recycling pilot program in the Chicago area has taken off again, and this time it has...
How recycled-resin certification is playing out for one processor
Texas-based Birch Plastics recently worked with a third-party auditor to verify its recycling process, a step more reclaimers and compounders...
California program expansion bill clears Senate
The California Senate passed a bill that would divert large amounts of glass from the curbside stream into the deposit...
Session focuses on recycling batteries big and small
The looming wave of lithium-ion batteries that will need to be recycled generated an engaged discussion at the Northeast Recycling...
Corporate giants face internal pressure on plastic
Shareholders at Chevron Phillips' parent company recently voted to approve a resolution on shifting toward more recycled plastic use. Amazon...
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