Sen. Jeff Merkley, who led a hearing with testimony from multiple scientists, urged the subcommittee to agree on concrete ideas for curbing plastics pollution.
California officials hint at big e-scrap program changes
In the future, e-scrap processors in California could receive state money to recycle electric toothbrushes, electronic greeting cards, toys and a host of other items with embedded batteries, state regulators recently suggested.
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A compostable future
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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Consultancy says household consumer environmental concerns translate to “actual spending behavior.”
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.
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‘Green smelter’ company plans US expansion
‘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.