Plastics Recycling

California plastic manufacturers required to protect river

Published in July 2017

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with two Southern California plastic product manufacturers to resolve federal Clean Water Act violations....

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Dow launches grant program to increase plastics recycling

Published in July 2017

The Dow Chemical Company has teamed up with Keep America Beautiful to award two $50,000 grants for organizations to establish Hefty® EnergyBag™ programs in...

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SC Johnson finds way to recycle Ziploc brand bags

Published in July 2017

In its quest to make Ziploc® brand bags recyclable from curbside bins, and avoid millions of pounds of plastic from ending up in landfills,...

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Plastics Recycling

Styrofoam container ban proposed

Published in July 2017

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Paul Koretz (CD5) and Bob Blumenfield (CD3) introduced a motion calling on the City of Los Angeles to take the...

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PepsiCo joins Plastics Economy Initiative as core partner

Published in June 2017

PepsiCo has joined the New Plastics Economy initiative as a core partner, signaling the global food and beverage company’s continued commitment to reduce packaging...

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Plastic makers strive to prevent marine litter

Published in June 2017

The United Nations Ocean Conference concluded on June 9, 2017 with a “Call For Action” for voluntary commitments on marine litter. American Chemistry Council...

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Plastipak awarded for packaging innovation

Published in June 2017

“An outstanding accomplishment in packaging innovation due to excellence in technological advancement” is how judges described Plastipak’s Direct Object Printing capability. Plastipak Packaging has...

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Trex Company honors schools for recycling efforts

Published in May 2017

Students nationwide are learning just how rewarding recycling can be. Trex Company, a decking and railing brand and leader in outdoor living products, has...

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Unilever develops new technology to tackle global issue of plastic sachet waste

Published in May 2017

Unilever unveiled its new technology to recycle sachet waste. This technology, called CreaSolv® Process, has been developed with the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering...

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U.S. recycling of plastic film grows 3 percent

Published in May 2017

The recycling of plastic wraps, bags and other film packaging grew 34 million pounds, or 3 percent, in 2015 to reach a minimum of...

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