Plastic wasn’t born to be recycled. Ever since 1909, when chemist Leo Baekeland developed Bakelite — the first real synthetic, mass-produced plastic …
This New Plastic Can Be Endlessly Recycled
Even if everyone was able to figure out the recycling codes stamped on the bottom of their yogurt containers and get all their plastic bottles in the big …
NYC closes the loop on gypsum wallboard
Building Product Ecosystems Founder Amanda Kaminsky works with construction teams, processors and manufactures in the region to recycle …
Why recycling should be accessible to every American
Editor’s Note: The following is a contributed piece. Information on what that entails and how you can submit is available here. Rural recycling has …
County to look at funding recycling program
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) -The Branch County Board of Commissioners will be presented with a recycling proposal during their work session …
What recycling end market development looks like in 2019
In the aftermath of China’s recyclable scrap import bans and tightened contamination standard — as well as subsequent restrictions from other …
With Only About 20% of Plastics Being Recycled, New Breakthrough May Be ‘Holy Grail’ for …
Because plastics contain various additives, like dyes, fillers, or flame retardants, very few plastics can be recycled without loss in performance or …
Star Plastics launches diverse line of recycled pellets
The recycled content percentage in ReStart ranges from 35% to 50%. “While we’ve been working with post-industrial recycled materials for a long time …
Canadian bill would put strict limits on packaging design
Federal legislation proposed in Canada requires consumer packaging to be made from a short list of recyclable materials. The guidelines include only …
Southborough nixes recycle-only dump stickers
SOUTHBOROUGH — The town is doing away with its recycling-only transfer station stickers because of rising costs. Before changes in the …