One of the most expensive misuses of local taxpayer dollars in the U.S. is the amount of money spent disposing of recyclable beverage containers in landfills every year. https://capitolweekly.net/recycling-is-replacing-the-hidden-costs-of-landfill/
Data from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) show the United States rewrote its own record in regard to plastic scrap imports last year, led by polyethylene terephthalate (PET). http://Data from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) show the United States rewrote its own record in regard to plastic scrap imports last year, led by polyethylene [...]
California Governor Gavin Newsom has told state regulators to go back to the drawing board on sweeping rules that would drastically reduce single-use plastics, citing concerns over the measure’s cost. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-07/newsom-orders-redo-of-california-s-landmark-anti-plastic-rules-citing-cost
Several states have late summer ends to their legislative sessions, including New Hampshire, Massachusetts and California, and in the final days several recycling related bills passed. https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2024/09/06/late-summer-legislative-sessions-send-bills-forward/amp/
2023 U.S. PET Bottle Recycling Rate Reaches Highest Level in Decades; Recycled PET Content in U.S. Bottles Reaches Highest Level Ever. https://wasteadvantagemag.com/2023-u-s-pet-bottle-recycling-rate-reaches-highest-level-in-decades-recycled-pet-content-in-u-s-bottles-reaches-highest-level-ever/
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/