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Projects for progress – Plastics Recycling Update

This article appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental and social issues of our generation. The diverse chemistries and formats of plastics in …

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Latest APR effort helps guide recyclable package design

The Association of Plastic Recyclers is launching an initiative to further recognize brands and others that are innovating in line with current plastics recycling capabilities. The Meets Preferred Guidance (MPG) Review Program will be open to plastic packaging manufacturers that …

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Senator proposes 20-cent-per-pound virgin resin fee

A national virgin resin surcharge would help improve the economics of using post-consumer plastic, according to a proposal introduced in Congress this month. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., on Aug. 5 introduced S. 2645, the Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants …

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These light-based sensors make glass recycling possible

Fast-acting, spectroscopy-based sorting technologies help produce streams of pure recycled glass that manufacturers then use to make more bottles, jars, and other glass products. But technology alone won’t boost US recycling rates Source: These light-based sensors make glass recycling possible Read More…

Circular solutions: Tires

This article appeared in the July 2021 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   Nearly three decades ago, 1 billion tires littered communities across the U.S., triggering fires, marring the landscape and fostering breeding grounds …

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