Plastics Recycling

Legislation ends plastic recycling barriers

Published in May 2018

The Wisconsin House and Senate passed Bill AB 789. The American Chemistry Council’s Plastics Division welcomed the legislation and issued a statement. The following...

adminMay 3, 2018

Plastics Recycling

NOVA Chemicals recycles over 57,000 pounds and earns EPS recycling award

Published in May 2018

Recycling programs for EPS, a foam used to protect products in transportation, food packaging, and construction materials, have been growing for nearly two decades....

adminMay 3, 2018

Plastics Recycling

Plastics leaders rally for better recycling infrastructure priorities

Published in April 2018

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and 11 partner associations delivered a letter to Capitol Hill calling on the house majority and minority leaders to...

adminApril 29, 2018

Plastics Recycling

Berry Global highlights the possibilities of plastics

Published in April 2018

Berry Global Group, Inc. is taking steps to drive the discussion around the broad and significant benefits of plastics. The company’s chairman and chief...

adminApril 29, 2018

Plastics Recycling

McDonalds promises to eliminate foam packaging by 2019

Published in March 2018

McDonald’s Corp. has agreed to end the use of polystyrene foam packaging globally by the end of this year following engagement by shareholder advocacy...

adminMarch 1, 2018

Plastics Recycling

New Bottle Zone at NPE2018 to highlight growing vertical market

Published in March 2018

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced that the sold out Bottle Zone at NPE2018 will cover more than 65,000 net square feet on the...

adminMarch 1, 2018

Plastics Recycling

Ice River Springs supports scholarships for sustainability

Published in March 2018

The board of directors of the Environmental Research & Education Foundation awarded the 2017 Ice River Springs Master’s Scholarship for Sustainability to James Souder,...

adminMarch 1, 2018

Plastics Recycling

Polystyrene processing brought in-house

Published in March 2018

Pyrowave, a pioneer in catalytic microwave depolymerization of plastics, has received a $50,000 grant from the Foam Recycling Coalition to purchase equipment to allow...

adminMarch 1, 2018

Plastics Recycling

New York’s Plastic Bag Task Force issues report to combat bag waste

Published in March 2018

Chair of New York’s Plastic Bag Task Force, State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos, issued the Task Force’s comprehensive report outlining...

adminMarch 1, 2018

Plastics Recycling

Scrapo facilitates recyclables trading

Published in December 2017

More than 90 percent of plastic products are not recycled and almost 75 percent of them find their way in the landfills. This has...

adminDecember 28, 2017