Most major categories of plastic recovered for recycling in the U.S. saw a decrease in total pounds reported in 2020 compared with 2019.
The COVID-19 pandemic combined with low virgin resin pricing and a vastly reduced overseas export market affected plastic recycling in North America in
Broken down by scrap type, a study found that bottles, non-bottle rigid plastics and other plastics all saw declines individually in 2020. | TeuNg StyLe/Shutterstock
The U.S. is processing more of its scrap plastic domestically, but the overall weight of plastic recycled in 2020 dropped
The facility for processing post-consumer HDPE and polypropylene (PP) packaging waste is the first of its kind in the country: it closes the plastics circular economy loop with its output of extremely high quality recyclates that can be used again in the same packaging applications – includi
The facility for processing post-consumer HDPE and polypropylene (PP) packaging waste is the first of its kind in the country, producing high quality recyclates for the same packaging applications – including food grade material. The plant was designed to produce annually approximately 30 00
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A number of prominent names are financing Myplas USA’s first U.S. polyethylene film recycling plant, to be located in Rogers, Minn., outside of Minneapolis. | Joyce Blessthink/Shutterstock
Brand owners and other private and public entities are investing millions of dollars into a p
On February 23, 2022, California’s Ocean Protection Council (CAOPC) approved a comprehensive Statewide Microplastics Strategy in response to concerns over the potential environmental and health impacts of microplastic pollution in the marine environment. The Strategy, a first in the nati
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Austria-based technology company moves to larger office and support facility in the Atlanta area.
Austria-based Next Generation Recycling Maschinen GmbH (NGR) says it has relocated its Next Generation Recycling Machines Inc. business unit from its previous spot north of Atlanta to a larg