Tag: plastic recycling

July 17, 2019

In 2015, plastics generation was 34.5 million tons in the U.S., which was 13.1 percent of municipal solid waste generation, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics, those commonly used in food packaging and polyester clothing, […]

May 13, 2019

With the May 10 vote to add new measures to restrict and bring disclosure to plastic waste trade through the U.N. Basel Convention, the years-long tremor shaking up plastic recycling became a massive earthquake. Countries will now have the right […]

May 3, 2019

Malaysia is continuing its efforts to raid and shut down unlicensed plastic recycling facilities to slow an increase of imported scrap materials. According to a Recycling Today report, an April 23 notice posted to Malaysia’s Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, […]

April 24, 2019

HP Inc. announced a $2 million investment to expand its ocean-bound plastic supply chain. The company will build a new plastic washing line in Haiti that will allow it to produce cleaner, higher quality recycled plastic locally for use in […]

July 9, 2018

In response to China’s waste import ban, the Monterey, Calif., Regional Waste Management District will stop accepting plastic bags for recycling on August 1. The district was sending plastic film, including plastic bags, to China, but as of January 1, […]

October 18, 2017

US space equipment manufacturer, Made In Space, and sustainable chemical and plastic solutions firm, Braskem, are to expand their partnership to include plastic recycling on the International Space Station. US space equipment manufacturer, Made In Space, and sustainable chemical and […]