Over time, the rules of recycling have changed, mostly in response to market forces. Improperly recycled items can cause problems at facilities and …
Orfordville to host electronic recycling drive
ORFORDVILLE. The village of Orfordville will host an electronic cycling drive for residents in the coming weeks. The drive will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 …
Broker expands into processing sector
Yellow plastic pellets An Indiana-based recycled plastics broker will open a $2.3 million processing plant. New Albany, Ind. broker Shaw Brothers will …
What goes where? How to navigate Boise’s new recycling program
BOISE – If you live in Boise, you may have gotten orange Hefty EnergyBags and a recycling guide delivered to your house and wondered what to do …
Moline tables recycling cart purchase again
MOLINE — The debate over who to purchase recycling carts from continues as the council voted 6-2 Tuesday to table the decision after learning that …
Scouting recycling event planned
Bainbridge Island Boy Scout Troop 1496 will once again hold its annual Electronic Recycling Day, and this year’s event is planned for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. …
Why a partnership formed to dissolve EPS for recycling
Global petrochemicals company Total has partnered with a startup that dissolves and recovers EPS for recycling. Officials from both companies …
CarbonLite to open $60 million Pennsylvania plant
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a letter of non-objection allowing the technology to be used to recycle post-consumer plastics into …
Vietnamese terminals will suspend scrap plastic imports
The move is a significant development for the global recycled plastics industry, because Vietnam has accepted much more material since China cut off …
Editor’s opinion: Embed economics into industry goals
And now, recycling – a central component in the plastics industry’s list of sustainability talking points – is losing some of its luster among the general …