The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC), both based in Washington, D.C., have released figures showing that plastic bottle recycling increased ...

Acquisition of two Spanish recycling companies will allow Alpla to increase volume of postconsumer recycled material in packaging. Alpla will process more postconsumer material for packaging with ...

A barrier solution that "alleviates concerns about multilayered packaging" has now been officially recognized by both the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) in the U.S. and Plastics Recyclers ...

Lindner washTech GmbH will show its technology for washing and drying shredded post-consumer plastic, at its NPE 2015 Booth S26189. The company has supplied a washing system for Cedar Poly LLC of ...

Making recycling simpler and more inclusive took another step forward. Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, Mentor, OH, revealed July 29 that its clear biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) ...

For the fifteenth consecutive year, the total pounds of plastic bottles recycled grew in the U.S., reaching a record 1.9 billion lb, but demand for recycled plastic still outpaces consumer ...

The team converted would-be trash into recyclable treasure. Plastics are incredible materials with properties invaluable to the functioning of our modern world. They are strong, flexible, versatile, ...

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Procter & Gamble Oral Care unveils its newest packaging innovation across its leading toothpaste brands, Crest, Oral-B and Blend-a-med. This announcement increases ...

AT A FAIR on a Staten Island, N.Y., beach, amid trailers hawking T-shirts, sugar-powdered zeppoles, and sausage sandwiches, sat a small stall sponsored by the New York City Mayor's Office of Recycling ...

A comment period is open until April 8 regarding the proposal to add these rigid can and bottle carriers to the Recycled Materials Association’s ISRI specifications for inbound residential single and ...