It’s time for a discussion about the development of infrastructure and legislation for recovering compostable packaging. And if we’re going to get ahead of the curve, it needs to start now.Continue Reading→
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Manufacturer and nonprofit ink glass-to-pozzolan partnership
A partnership between Progressive Planet and Recycle BC will open up a new end market for post-consumer glass in British Columbia.
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Petrochem company sets recycled resin goal for PE
NOVA Chemicals is looking to increase the amount of recycled PE it sells, improve its mechanical recycling capabilities and further explore chemical recycling technologies.
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WM and Republic move forward on major plastic plans
Seeing big business opportunities, the two largest garbage and recycling companies in North America will put tens of millions of dollars into expanding their downstream plastics processing capabilities in coming years.
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A solar array and microgrid project with battery storage recently debuted at an Imperial Western Products location. Denali says this will reduce emissions from creating animal feed and biodiesel at the facility.
‘Green smelter’ company plans US expansion
A company with a unique process for extracting metals from printed circuit boards announced it is planning to grow and expand aggressively across the U.S., after years of keeping a relatively low profile.
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Flexible plastic packaging and compostable packaging are predicted to see big gains, but few people in the U.S. have access to recycling programs for those materials.
As more states consider extended producer responsibility for packaging, officials from states working toward 2025 start dates said during an AMERIPEN webinar that they’re collaborating and looking at opportunities to harmonize.
Source: California, Colorado, Oregon officials talk packaging EPR implementation | Packaging Dive
California to double its PET bottle collection subsidy
California regulators will double the subsidy paid to PET recycling companies, citing the lower prices that bottle bales are fetching on the market.
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