Plastics Recycling

APR accepting nominations

Published in October 2015

A program recognizing innovations in product design and technology promoting plastics recycling is accepting nominations through October 31. The APR Plastics Recycling Showcase, developed...

adminOctober 1, 2015

Plastics Recycling

Trex enters commercial plastics market

Published in September 2015

Even companies that use recycled materials have materials to recycle at the end of the day. Trex Company, a manufacturer of high-performance, wood-alternative decking...

adminSeptember 30, 2015

Plastics Recycling

Mixed waste processing may increase diversion rates

Published in September 2015

The Evolution of Mixed Waste Processing Facilities, 1970-Today by Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) of Fairfax, Virginia notes that mixed waste processing (MWP)...

adminSeptember 30, 2015

Plastics Recycling

Colchester, Nova Scotia receives grant from recycling coalition

Published in September 2015

Residents and commercial outlets in Colchester County, Nova Scotia can soon add polystyrene foam foodservice packaging, egg cartons, meat trays and protective packaging to...

adminSeptember 30, 2015

Plastics Recycling

New York State Supreme Court overturns foam ban

Published in September 2015

The New York State Supreme Court overturned sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia’s decision to ban foam foodservice items, clearing the way for the city to...

adminSeptember 30, 2015

Plastics Recycling

Over 190 tons of scrap collected, sorted and recycled at NPE2015

Published in June 2015

At NPE2015, 82 exhibitors participated in the program to recycle processing scrap generated on the show floor, twice as many as at NPE2012, causing...

adminJune 30, 2015

Plastics Recycling

New technologies help turn plastics into fuel

Published in June 2015

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Ocean Recovery Alliance shared new tools aimed at helping communities evaluate their potential to adopt plastics-to-fuel technologies. A...

adminJune 29, 2015

Plastics Recycling

Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KAB bring recycling to more public parks

Published in May 2015

More than 900 new recycling bins will be provided by Keep America Beautiful and Dr Pepper Snapple Group for parks across America. Now in...

adminMay 27, 2015

Plastics Recycling

APR encourages markets to recycle rigid plastics

Published in May 2015

As grocery store chains focus on zero waste initiatives, a recently developed economic overview of recycling grocery rigid plastics helps grocers recognize that recycling...

adminMay 27, 2015

Plastics Recycling

Repreve recycles plastic bottles into graduation caps and gowns

Published in May 2015

Unifi, Inc.’s Repreve® recycled fiber will be used in Oak Hall graduation gowns at more than 1,100 colleges and universities across the nation this...

adminMay 26, 2015