Food systems are significant contributors to the climate crisis with meat and dairy the greatest culprits Source: Nine charts that show why the US needs to tackle food emissions | Meat industry | The Guardian Read More…
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Food systems are significant contributors to the climate crisis with meat and dairy the greatest culprits Source: Nine charts that show why the US needs to tackle food emissions | Meat industry | The Guardian Read More…
A packaging manufacturer will build a PET recycling operation adjacent to a thermoforming plant on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border. … Read More…
EPR systems being put in place are based on the amount of weight of packaging rather than the number of recyclable objects put into the market Source: EPR is not set up to hold producers responsible for recovering materials Read More…
Businesses have stockpiled product, used fewer materials and bolstered internal manufacturing to cope in a tight market. Source: Plastic resin buyers struggle with high prices and short supply | Waste Dive Read More…
Geoff Freeman, who leads the Consumer Brands Association, makes the case that standardizing definitions is key to improving both packaging design and education to reduce contamination. … Read More…
At the Plastics Industry Association’s Plastics Packaging Summit Nov. 3, Ryan Ong, the director of international business policy for the National Association of Manufacturers, discussed the government’s role in plastic manufacturing and recycling as well as the implications of new …
The long-awaited master plan focuses on steps to achieve a 50% recycling rate by 2030, but regulators promise it’s just “part one” of a larger effort to tackle climate change on a higher level and more details will follow. Source: EPA’s 2030 recycling …
Companies want to increase their use of recycled plastic, but higher prices and low collection rates could slow progress. Source: Corporate Demand for Recycled Plastic Drives up Price of Drink Bottles Read More…
Sorting specialist Tomra says deposit return schemes are essential for boosting recycling rates but many fail to reach their full potential. The Source: Learning from the world’s best deposit return systems • Recycling International Read More…
Apple will sell its parts and tools to individual consumers so they can make common repairs for iPhones, the company announced this week. … Read More…