Tag: plastic

December 12, 2023

A new Rogers, Mn. plastic film recycling facility plans to recycle up to 90 million pounds of plastic wrap and plastic film products yearly. The facility opened in August with only one of its two production lines open. Over the […]

December 11, 2023

Land and water resources are shrinking across the globe while the population is growing, leaving farmers who feed the world with a formidable task: figuring out how to produce more food with less, and to do it sustainably as the […]

November 20, 2023

When you hear the industry buzz words, “chemical recycling”, do you think of technology that converts single-use plastic trash to products? The connection would make sense; chemical recycling, which typically uses heat to break down polymers into their building blocks, […]

July 17, 2023

The University of Washington has developed a new bioplastic that degrades in the same amount of time that a banana peel would. Using heat and pressure, researchers have successfully made bioplastics from powdered blue-green cyanobacteria cells, also known as spirulina. […]

June 20, 2023

A new United Nations report lays out a path that could cut plastic pollution by 80 percent by 2040, the authors contend. It calls for a “system change” with three key focuses: accelerating reuse; recycling; and reorienting and diversifying to […]

October 5, 2022

Producers of single-use plastic packaging and plastic single-use foodservice ware who do business in California must join a producer responsibility organization (PRO) by Jan. 1, 2024 to continue selling, importing, or distributing these materials in that state. The Plastic Pollution […]

July 13, 2022

At the beginning of the year, one billion single-use plastic covid tests were ordered by the Biden administration. This is approximately 11,000 tons of plastic for the U.S. alone, without counting the tens of millions of tests purchased outside of […]

March 28, 2022

If retailers want to attract and keep more environmentally conscious consumers in today’s demanding marketplace, their products should have clearer directions on recycling, according to a national survey by sustainable packaging leader DS Smith. Nearly two thirds (63%) of those […]

February 9, 2022

The first month of 2022 is already on the books, with consolidations rolling along a route that will further shape the waste and recycling landscape. Following the January acquisition of La Salle, Ill.-based River Waste City Services, Republic Services has […]

December 13, 2021

America’s plastic makers called for policymakers, plastic converters, and brand companies to increase the adoption of a credible system to verify the recycled plastic produced by advanced recycling technologies and used in new products and packaging. Having credible, third-party standards […]

October 27, 2021

The Ocean Cleanup, the non-profit developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, announces proof of technology upon returning to Victoria Harbour with trash collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. With this confirmation, the organization will immediately […]

October 18, 2021

At a recent Congressional hearing, two Senators lamented the gap between paper and plastic recycling. After all, the US EPA says paper has a 68 percent recycling rate compared to nine percent for plastics. They wanted to know why. The […]

September 10, 2021

LG Electronics has set a goal to use almost 600,000 metric tons of recycled plastic by 2030 in a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the value chain. The goal is a part of LG’s larger initiative to […]

August 25, 2021

The Recycling Partnership today announced a third round of grant funding through its Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, distributing an additional $1.8 million in catalytic grants to advance polypropylene recycling and reduce plastic waste in the U.S. Launched just one year ago, […]

August 13, 2021

By 2050, plastic will outnumber fish in oceans unless the waste management sector makes some changes to its industry practices. Axil Integrated Services, a waste management solutions provider, recently released a report on the newest industry trends within the field. […]

August 11, 2021

When I travel, I like to take pictures of innovative signage and recycling bins – I have a whole album devoted to it. No, seriously. Being involved in the waste industry consumes most of my waking life. I work for […]

July 30, 2021

Each year, more than 17 billion pounds of plastic leaks into marine environments. That’s the equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastic every minute. Plastic pollution represents a threat to marine biodiversity. Injury or death caused by entanglement with […]

July 14, 2021

Lighter is better. Using less is better. Especially when it comes to reducing carbon emissions. As a surge of companies commit to carbon neutrality in the coming years, many are left with taking a hard look at their enterprise and […]

May 27, 2021

Patrick Simpson of Anchorage wants to try and solve the astronomical costs of lumber and building materials when shipped to his home state of Alaska. His goal: he wants to create artificial lumber from plastic ocean debris. Simpson, an engineer […]

May 26, 2021

On the heels of announcing the first plastic snack bar wrapper to be approved by How2Recycle as store drop-off recyclable for its iconic Crunchy granola bar, Nature ValleyTM is teaming up with eco-friendly actor and activist Zac Efron and Down […]