A growing number of brands are switching to recycled fibers but experts worry people may believe their purchases are impact-free – when that’s far from true Source: Are clothes made from recycled materials really more sustainable? | Environment | The …
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The San Diego-based distillery gets expired bread and sweets from a food bank. These foods can’t be served to people because most are past their “use-by” date. Source: California Distillery Helps Reduce Food Waste by Creating Vodka Using Expired Bread …
While some forms of plastic break down in 20 years, others take as long as 500. Millions of tons of plastic make their way into oceans each year. The company that produces the most plastic is Exxon Mobil. Plastic waste …
The Librarian of Congress will continue allowing independent shops to legally unlock mobile phones so they can be used with any wireless carrier, increasing their resale value. … Read More…
The group will identify the fundamental steps needed to make chemical recycling effectively play a role in recycling infrastructures. … Read More…
Prices for many recycled plastics have decoupled from their virgin counterparts, propelled by insufficient supply and rising demand. … Read More…
Conference speakers predicted mostly favorable near-term demand for commodities due to e-commerce trends and brand commitments. Yet some worried that new PCR laws could put too much pressure on pricing. Source: PPRC 2021: What’s next for HDPE, PET, OCC and mixed …
Dalton, GA – Differential assessments will be charged on all carpet sold in California starting April 1, 2022, in accordance with new legislation (California AB 729). The law requires CARE, as the carpet ste … Read More…
ExxonMobil will build a scrap plastic processing facility on the Gulf Coast, and the Government Accountability Office weighs in on chemical recycling technologies. These are a couple recent developments in chemical recycling, sometimes called “advanced recycling.” Large-scale facility coming: Global …
Two food and drink giants will put millions more into an effort aimed at recycling polypropylene foodservice products. Investment management firm Closed Loop Partners announced that Starbucks and McDonald’s are committing another $10 million to the NextGen Consortium. The two …