Plastics Recycling
by MIKE BRESLIN The lightweight, polyethylene shopping bag is a masterpiece of modern engineering. It’s a cheap, simple solution to carry heavy weights without...
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Plastics Recycling
A program recognizing innovations in product design and technology promoting plastics recycling is accepting nominations through October 31. The APR Plastics Recycling Showcase, developed...
Plastics Recycling
Even companies that use recycled materials have materials to recycle at the end of the day. Trex Company, a manufacturer of high-performance, wood-alternative decking...
Plastics Recycling
The Evolution of Mixed Waste Processing Facilities, 1970-Today by Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) of Fairfax, Virginia notes that mixed waste processing (MWP)...
Plastics Recycling
Residents and commercial outlets in Colchester County, Nova Scotia can soon add polystyrene foam foodservice packaging, egg cartons, meat trays and protective packaging to...
Plastics Recycling
The New York State Supreme Court overturned sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia’s decision to ban foam foodservice items, clearing the way for the city to...
Plastics Recycling
At NPE2015, 82 exhibitors participated in the program to recycle processing scrap generated on the show floor, twice as many as at NPE2012, causing...
Plastics Recycling
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Ocean Recovery Alliance shared new tools aimed at helping communities evaluate their potential to adopt plastics-to-fuel technologies. A...
Plastics Recycling
More than 900 new recycling bins will be provided by Keep America Beautiful and Dr Pepper Snapple Group for parks across America. Now in...
Plastics Recycling
As grocery store chains focus on zero waste initiatives, a recently developed economic overview of recycling grocery rigid plastics helps grocers recognize that recycling...