Plastics Recycling

Innovations in recycling wraps and bags awarded

The American Chemistry Council’s Plastics Division (ACC) disclosed that Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; the City of Vancouver, Washington; and Safeway/Albertsons have been selected to...

adminJanuary 27, 2017

Plastics Recycling

Associations and nonprofits come together to accelerate plastics recycling efforts

A group of trade associations and nonprofits has announced the formation of the North American Plastics Recycling Alliance (NAPRA), a new coalition that is...

adminJanuary 27, 2017

Plastics Recycling

Plastics Industry Association drops SPI

SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association announced its new name, Plastics Industry Association, PLASTICS for short, and unveiled a new website. PLASTICS, the association’s...

adminDecember 27, 2016

Plastics Recycling

California again voted to ban plastic shopping bags

Californians have voted to enact a state law to ban plastic shopping bags, the first state in the nation to do so. Proposition 67,...

adminDecember 27, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Marine litter reduction efforts grew in 2016

Seven new signatories were added to The Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter, also informally known as the “Joint...

adminDecember 27, 2016

Plastics Recycling

EPA proposes to add Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics site to Federal Superfund List

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed adding the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics site in the Village of Hoosick Falls, New York. to its...

adminNovember 30, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Dart Container opens free, foam recycling drop-off in Thomaston, Georgia

Foam recycling has become more convenient for Thomaston residents. Dart Container Corporation recently launched a foam, often mistakenly referred to as Styrofoam, recycling drop...

adminNovember 30, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Bottle recycling in Europe increases

With over 1.8 million tons of collected and recycled PET bottles, the 2015 European PET collection and recycling volumes have increased by 5 percent...

adminNovember 30, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Membership program introduced

SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association (SPI) and SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers) have created a new, partnered membership program for plastics industry original...

adminNovember 30, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Plastic bottle recycling rate stays flat in 2015; slightly down from 2014

Plastic bottle recycling held nearly steady in 2015, with a slight decrease of 0.5 percent from 2014, according to figures released jointly by the...

adminNovember 30, 2016