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

Plastics Recycling

ISRI proposes plastics spec changes

Following the approval of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industry’s (ISRI) Plastics Division, a series of new, revised, and deleted plastic scrap specifications will...

adminOctober 28, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Domenic Di Mondo receives Young Leader Award

Domenic Di Mondo, technical director for GreenMantra Technologies, which produces high-value waxes from recycled plastics, was recently honored with the inaugural Young Leader Award...

adminOctober 28, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Groups team up to reduce bottled water waste

Brita, a water filtration brand, is joining UC Berkeley in a combined effort to increase campus sustainability efforts while offering students and the broader...

adminOctober 28, 2016

Plastics Recycling

EPS foam finds new life as art

Utah sculptor Stephen Kesler began his career as a graphic artist at a marketing company. After 19 years of designing corporate logos and branding...

adminSeptember 28, 2016