US Plastics Pact estimates 13.3% packaging recycling rate
A report from the U.S. Plastics Pact found a national recycling rate of 13.3% for plastic packaging and an overall...
Plastics
An empty analysis
Greenpeace's recent plastics report made headlines, but our managing editor points to a set of flawed assumptions at its core.
MIT, brands innovating ways to handle small plastics
Five brands have partnered with a nonprofit and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to find a way to keep small...
Seattle Public Utilities in favor of EPR, WRAP Act
As Washington state lawmakers try once more to usher an extended producer responsibility for paper and packaging bill through the...
Digital watermark pilot to begin in France
Expanding on earlier trials, Digimarc plans to test its Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0 in France on a larger scale....
PET Recycling Coalition awards its first three grants
Resin company DAK Americas, recycled-content thermoforms producer Direct Pack and MRF operator Recycle Source have become the first three recipients...
Study compares chemical, mechanical recycling methods
A study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory evaluated various PET recycling methods from technical, economic and environmental standpoints...
EU-to-US scrap plastics trade under threat
A branch of the European Union wants to end all exports of recovered plastics within the next four years, a...
In My Opinion: Rethink how we evaluate molecular recycling
The president of GreenMantraTechnologies argues we should evaluate whether the outputs of molecular recycling technologies qualify as recycling, instead of...
Seattle pilot suggests convenience boosts collection
In five months, Washington state residents in the greater Seattle area turned in over 25 tons of film to independent...
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