APR updates product design guide
A revised guide released by the Association of Plastic Recyclers represents the industry's latest attempt to educate packaging designers on...
Packaging Design
Polyester fiber operation set to open in Alabama
A recycled polyester fiber company backed by the leaders of reclaimer Custom Polymers announced plans to begin operating this summer....
In other news: June 1, 2016
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has organized a major plastics circular economy effort, and Dr Pepper Snapple shareholders continue to resist...
On-the-go obstacles
This story originally appeared in the April 2016 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content....
Report examines hard-to-sort plastic packaging
Packaging producers should choose clear or translucent PET containers because opaque and colored ones inhibit recycling of the material into...
GM exec discusses automaker’s aims for recycled plastic
After years of testing, car giant GM has begun recycling water bottles into a variety of products.
The travails of bringing recycled content into batteries
When Energizer developed a battery with 4 percent recycled content, company officials agonized over whether to market the achievement to...
Diversion rate drops at Apple’s retail stores and offices
Apple says it is taking steps to boost its internal recycling efforts after the diversion rate at the company's non-manufacturing...
In other news: April 25, 2016
Regulators in British Columbia ramp up pressure on newspaper publishers to contribute to recycling funding, and New York City Council...
Changing the world one upcycled product at a time
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries' ISRI2016 show didn't just discuss industry issues and equipment – it also provided a...
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