A national virgin resin surcharge would help improve the economics of using post-consumer plastic, according to a proposal introduced in Congress this month. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., on Aug. 5 introduced S. 2645, the Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants … Continue Reading→ The post Senator proposes 20-cent-per-pound virgin resin [...]
A report from Google lays out how mechanical and chemical recycling, a virgin plastic production tax, consumer incentives and more can increase plastics recovery over the next two decades. Google in July released an executive summary of the report, titled … Continue Reading→ The post Google explores how to capture [...]
Bales of recovered PET and HDPE have increased in value this month, with natural HDPE hitting another record high. The national average for natural high-density polyethylene (HDPE) from curbside collection programs is now 108.19 cents per pound. This compares with … Continue Reading→ The post August brings higher scrap plastic [...]
Beverage giants and an investment firm have decided to put millions of dollars behind a Midwest PET reclaimer’s expansion project. Evergreen (formerly Evergreen Plastics) is in the midst of a $22 million expansion at its Clyde, Ohio PET recycling facility. … Continue Reading→ The post Brands invest in Evergreen’s RPET [...]
The Alameda County District Attorney’s office announced a settlement of allegations that companies sold dog waste bags and other plastic products in California that were labeled with misleading claims about their biodegradability. Dow, the Missouri Department of Transportation and the … Continue Reading→ The post News from Dow, Mitsubishi Chemical [...]
This article appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental and social issues of our generation. The diverse chemistries and formats of plastics in … Continue Reading→ The post Projects for progress appeared first [...]
Procter & Gamble plans to incorporate post-consumer plastic that’s produced using a chemical recycling process into certain packaging later this year, the company announced. P&G on Aug. 2 announced an agreement through which the company will source Eastman’s “Renew” materials … Continue Reading→ The post P&G will use chemically recycled [...]
Recycled plastic furniture manufacturer Poly-Wood will invest tens of millions of dollars in its North Carolina plant. The Syracuse, Ind.-headquartered company will spend $61.6 million to expand its manufacturing and distribution center in Roxboro, N.C., according to a press release … Continue Reading→ The post Recycled HDPE furniture producer to [...]
Novolex, a major recycler and producer of plastic bags, recently reported that the pandemic created a “challenging PCR environment” last year. But the company sees signs for demand on the horizon. Novolex, which operates two U.S. recycling facilities focused on … Continue Reading→ The post Bag giant used 4% post-consumer [...]
Firstar Fiber is receiving a loan from the Alliance to End Plastic Waste that will help the processor convert hard-to-recycle plastics into building materials, all within the confines of the sortation site. Omaha, Neb.-based Firstar Fiber on July 29 announced … Continue Reading→ The post Nebraska MRF adds plastic-lumber manufacturing [...]