A group of stakeholders drafted model legislation to ensure minimum postconsumer recycled-content requirements for glass in food and beverage containers that can be used by state legislators. … Read More…

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A group of stakeholders drafted model legislation to ensure minimum postconsumer recycled-content requirements for glass in food and beverage containers that can be used by state legislators. … Read More…
In this month’s edition of Business Report, we delve into the recent, more intense focus on methane gas as a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) and the increasing interest and investment in renewable natural gas (RNG). Methane Gas Focus Intensifying Over …
Manufacturer Aero Aggregates has its sights set on California to help ease customer freight concerns. Eddystone, Pa.-based Aero Aggregates of North America recently announced plans to open a plant in Modesto, Calif. next year. The company recycles low-value glass from …
The company has advanced several chemical recycling agreements in the U.S. and Europe. … Read More…
Bottlers must use at least 15% postconsumer resin in plastic containers by 2022, and more from there, but a recent CalRecycle report shows many haven’t yet hit the mark. PET supply and a strained redemption system are key factors. Source: California …
One of the world’s biggest contributors to the plastic crisis has yet to pass meaningful federal regulation on plastic pollution, but a new bill may change that. Source: The US falls behind most of the world …
Trade group says 70 percent of processed recyclables stay on shore for U.S. manufacturing purposes. … Read More…
Recycled plastic is still part of the plastic problem. Source: Recycled plastic won’t solve tech’s waste problem – The Verge Read More…
That single-use plastic bags harm the environment and disrupt recyclers’ operations is not breaking industry news. But what’s new in the headlines is what’s going on in the race to find innovative, sustainable alternatives to these convenient but sho Read …
As California regulators gear up to write statewide guidelines for which products are “recyclable,” analysts say the process – spurred by recent legislation – will have national impacts. Senate Bill 343, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week and supported …