2024 started a little slow with volumes down 10-15% according to most recyclers, but the coming months are looking promising. The PET market is improving, and scrap value is increasing. PRCC was able to help the processing fee by contributing to the passing of SB353. California Recyclers should start to look out for more wine [...]
Faced with elevated energy prices and escalating bale shortages, 2022 could be a critical year in the long-term development of Europe’s plastics recycling industry, reports Egor Dementev https://ecoplasticsinpackaging.com/featured/shape-of-things-to-come/
We have been bombarded with stories about how bad plastics are. The problem is that these stories do not come from professional scientists. Instead, they come from other, less credible sources. How concerned should we be about plastics? The only way to be sure is to look at the evidence… https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/plastic-fact-over-fiction-chris-dearmitt-phd-frsc-fimmm
How public policy and investment in post-consumer plastic collection and processing can help to meet sustainability ambitions Recycling is an essential part of building a more sustainable world. When recycling works, it creates a circular economy, one where products and packaging come back to be made into new products. https://plasticsrecycling.org/images/library/APR-Report-Recommit-Reimagine-and-Rework-Recycling-2022-8-9.pdf
The business recycles empty containers but when one container was cut open gas escaped and was inhaled by seven workers https://apnews.com/article/california-recycling-riverside-climate-and-environment-e940e9e6e4727aa16cfc850d1bc8f58e
Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) published a new study. According to this study, GHG emissions (greenhouse gas emissions) are nine times higher than that of mechanical recycling. Greenhouse gas emissions come from pyrolysis of plastic packaging which is an essential part of chemical recycling technologies. https://globuc.com/news/ghg-emissions-from-pyrolysis-are-higher-than-in-mechanical/
Some would have you believe plastic recycling is a myth when in truth American companies recycle 4.8 billion pounds of plastic every year. https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/plastic-recycling-is-not-a-myth/
Faced with elevated energy prices and escalating bale shortages, 2022 could be a critical year in the long-term development of Europe’s plastics recycling industry. https://ecoplasticsinpackaging.com/featured/shape-of-things-to-come/
https://www.plasticsnews.com/public-policy/california-legislature-passes-recycled-content-mandate-thermoformed-packaging
Our second annual Top 100 illustrates that plastics is an important part of the global scrap scene. The 2022 list contains 17 innovative plastics recyclers – and two rubber specialists. Here are ten examples! https://recyclinginternational.com/latest-articles/lets-hear-it-for-the-plastics-recycling-pioneers/50310/