Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020Starting March 1, 2020, a new bag waste reduction law took effect in New York State. Types of Bags Allowed While shoppers can bring...
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Recology hits a sustainability target three years early
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A growing number of Americans urge SEC to preserve paper delivery
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California SB 343 Update recognizes carton recyclability
Recycling access reaches 20 percent of U.S. population for paper cups
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EPR reshapes plastics and packaging recycling
Triton Group and TenCate partner to turn retired turf fields into railroad ties
Recycle BC and SK Recycles awarded for flexible plastics recycling innovation
California moves forward on plastic recycling rules despite greenwashing bill veto
Plastics machinery shipments mixed as investment grows
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Liberty Tire Recycling strengthens recycling efforts with acquisitions
USTMA predicts lower 2026 tire shipments
Liberty Tire Recycling strengthens recycling efforts with acquisitions
USTMA supports advancing tire technologies through Section 114 of the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026
ATS to help Gilead Dynamics scale mobile tire recycling
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Meridian Waste acquires Lafferty Disposal
New Oregon recycling program diverts over 130,000 mattresses from landfills
Partnership to transform Providence materials collection system
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Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020Brightmark Energy, a San Francisco-based waste and energy solutions company, and RecycleForce, an Indianapolis social enterprise that provides electronic recycling services and employs formerly...
Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020by MAURA KELLER Consider this: A shocking amount of plastic waste ends up in America’s landfills. Specifically, Americans produce about 35 million tons of...
Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020Unifi, Inc., a leading innovator in recycled and synthetic yarns, will introduce a new product and further product expansion to the marketplace. The new...
Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020Glenroy™ Inc., a converter and printer of flexible packaging, has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition® (SPC) and How2Recycle® label program. The membership allows Glenroy...
Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020Nine river clean-up programs across the world have been selected to receive a total of $11 million over the next three years as part...
Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020Austin Resource Recovery (ARR), a department of the City of Austin, received a $45,000 grant from the Foam Recycling Coalition (FRC). This grant will...
Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020A proposal to drastically curb plastic pollution in the U.S. was presented by U. S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal...
Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020Plastic Oceans International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to solving plastic pollution, has relaunched Rethink.Refill., an education program that empowers youth, prevents plastic pollution and...
Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough have, for the first time, turned waste cooking oil—from the deep fryers of a local McDonald’s—into a...