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Plastics recycling report draws mainstream notice A recent report on plastic recycling rates from The Last Beach Clean Up and Beyond Plastics has attracted the attention of several large news outlets and the mainstream public, but industry leaders said the data is misleading and counter-productive. … Read More…
Circular economy drawing investment interest As aspirations for a circular economy continue to gain traction, some financial index providers are urging investors to take notice of what they call an emerging opportunity. … Read More…
The petroleum company is under investigation for misleading the public while exacerbating the global plastic pollution crisis Source: Exxon doubles down on ‘advanced recycling’ claims that yield few results | Plastics | The Guardian Read More…
As the political debate on how to pay for recycling continues, we need to focus on EPR’s strength of providing money for recycling. We need to accept that it won’t stabilize recycling markets or change packages. Done properly, it can raise recycling rates and stabilize programs. Every Paradise, however, comes with a snake. … Read More…
Beyond the fact that restaurant operators dislike the higher costs of non-plastic food containers they soon may be forced to use, they also worry that compostable materials soak up sauces and generally make food less appetizing. “It’s not as simple as coming up with an alternative product but (making sure) that alternative product meets the […] Read More…
Google is rolling out home repair kits for nearly all its Pixel phones as part of a collaboration with iFixit. … Read More…
We are hearing more and more about recycling technologies other than conventional mechanical methods, with the promise they can better manage hard-to-recycle plastics, especially packaging. These processes are further broken down into categories, also with different terminology describing what seem to be the same or similar processes. … Read More…
Subpoenas ExxonMobil for information relating to decades-long plastics deception campaign LOS ANGELES – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced an investigation into the fossil fuel and Source: Attorney General Bonta Announces Investigation into Fossil Fuel and Petrochemical Industries for Role in Causing Global Plastics Pollution Crisis | State of California – Department of Justice […] Read More…
Source: Cal Cities urges lawmakers to draw on budget surplus to fund new housing program, organic waste recycling, and past due mandate costs | Cal Cities Read More…
California’s PCR crunch ‘just the beginning’ A report from Independent Chemical and Energy Market Intelligence found that there’s not enough post-consumer resin in the U.S. market to meet California’s mandates, and there are more state mandates coming on-line soon. … Read More…