As “activators” such as brands, retailers and manufacturers progress in achieving plastics circularity goals by the end of 2025, USPP is set to release a new road map to guide their future advancement.
Source: U.S. Plastics Pact touts progress toward 2025 targets and initiative’s evolution | Packaging Dive
California Wood Recycling, dba Agromin, is expanding its Limoneira Ranch green waste composting facility in Santa Paula (CA) to process food waste.
Source: Navigating Addition Of Food Waste To Yard Trimmings Composting Facility | BioCycle
Its technology is designed to improve recycling sorting. The company sees EPR laws in U.S. states as a possible catalyst and is now seeking contracts with various types of central buyers that could manage a program at scale.
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Source: Study finds byproducts in recycled food packaging warrant review – Recycling Today
Ameripen and the Flexible Packaging Association sent comments to the EPA, FDA and USDA on evaluating packaging materials, the potential growth of biobased and compostable packaging and more.
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Global plastics producer LyondellBasell has acquired mechanical plastic recycling processing machinery and properties in California from recycling company PreZero.Continue Reading→
Source: LyondellBasell acquires recycling assets in California
A new report, “The Fraud of Plastic Recycling,” traces the public relations campaigns of various plastic producers and lays out the “decades-long campaign of fraud and deception about the recyclability of plastics.” Continue Reading→
Source: ‘Fraud’ report traces history of recycling campaigns
Scrap plastic exports drop to new low
Recovered plastic exports out of the U.S. dropped slightly in 2023, bringing a record low for the fourth consecutive year.
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Following negotiations, an anaerobic digester is set to replace a mass burn facility in Long Beach. The transition occurs amid significant regulatory shifts for such facilities in California over the past decade.