Plastics Recycling

Groups team up to reduce bottled water waste

Published in October 2016

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

Published in September 2016

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

Plastics Recycling

APR releases polypropylene PCR Demand Survey results

Published in September 2016

Demand for recycled polypropylene (PP) resin by major consumer brand companies is approaching 300 million pounds annually, according to a study by The Association...

adminSeptember 28, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Inflatable lounger is made from plastic water bottles

Published in August 2016

Eagles Nest Outfitters, creators of packable camping hammocks and other outdoor accessories, has teamed up with Unifi, Inc.’s Repreve® recycled fiber brand to launch...

adminAugust 30, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Dr Pepper Snapple Group brings recycling to more parks

Published in August 2016

A significant grant, made possible by Dr Pepper Snapple Group in collaboration with Keep America Beautiful will help keep parks clean. The Dr Pepper...

adminAugust 30, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Connecticut joins effort to boost plastic film recycling

Published in July 2016

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Flexible Film Recycling Group (FFRG) disclosed a public-private partnership that...

adminJuly 28, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Marine litter up by more than 165 percent draws attention

Published in June 2016

Leaders from plastics organizations across the globe announced that there were approximately 260 projects planned, underway or completed as part of the Declaration of...

adminJune 29, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Expanding polystyrene recycling to curbside level

Published in June 2016

In 2014, a dozen members of the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) came together to establish the Foam Recycling Coalition (FRC) to provide direct support...

adminJune 29, 2016

Plastics Recycling

Pacific Allied Products presented with recycling award

Published in May 2016

Pacific Allied Products, a plastics manufacturer located in Oahu, Hawaii, has been presented with the EPS Industry Alliance’s 2016 Excellence in EPS Recycling Award....

adminMay 31, 2016

Plastics Recycling

DaVinci Roofscapes recycled 800,000 pounds of polymer in 2015

Published in May 2016

DaVinci Roofscapes, a leader in synthetic slate and shake roofing tiles, disclosed that it almost tripled the amount of processed polymer it recycled in...

adminMay 31, 2016