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States facing a mounting volume of plastic are turning to a recycling method that uses heat and chemicals to break down materials, even as critics say the process could do more harm than good to the environment. Source: Chemical Recycling Bills Gain Momentum and Opposition in States Read More…
At WasteExpo, a popular Sustainability Talks session addressed a topic on many people’s minds: “The Global Plastics Treaty is a Go – Now What?” The panel discussion featured Dave Ford, Co-Founder, Oceans Plastics Leadership Network; Erica Nunez, Pr … Read More…
California bonked plastics and packaging on the head with a new law in late June. Source: Single-use Plastics are Public Enemy #1 in California (Canada, too) | Packaging World Read More…
The bipartisan Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 and the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act have garnered support from multiple waste and recycling organizations. … Read More…
Confusion concerns Reusable packaging concepts are entering the marketplace at a rapid rate, but if marketers fail to follow best practices around communication and metrics, they could do more harm than good. … Read More…
By James Morton Turner, an environmental studies professor at Wellesley College and author of the forthcoming book Source: Recycling Lead-Acid Batteries Is Easy. Why Is Recycling Lithium-ion Batteries Hard? – CleanTechnica Read More…
Banning biosolids and closing composting facilities will have no impact on exposure to forever chemicals. Part I Source: Connections: Targeting Organics Recycling Does Not Limit PFAS Exposure | BioCycle Read More…
Two years after How2Recycle downgraded polypropylene rigid containers to a “check locally” label, the material has again been granted the status of “widely recycled.” → Source: How2Recycle returns PP to ‘widely recycled’ level – Plastics Recycling Update Read More…
Research firm says global market will reach $7.5 billion by 2030. Source: Textile recycling boom predicted – Waste Today Read More…
Acid-free tech will make rare earth recycling more feasible A technology that will allow recyclers to extract valuable metals from e-scrap like shredded hard drives without affecting the other materials is entering its pilot plant stage. … Read More…