STEVE TOLOKEN Plastics News Staff 10/4/19 Verdeco Recycling Inc. and CarbonLite Industries LLC wrote in a Sept. 25 letter that APR should speak more forcefully. Two prominent PET recycling companies are leaving the Association of Plastic Recyclers, arguing that the sector’s main trade group is not providing strong enough support on issues like recycled content legislation. […]

Plastics News, Frank Esposito, July 25, 2019 11:01 AM Houston — Global markets for PET bottle resin and polystyrene are keeping their heads above water in 2019. Virgin PET is facing challenges from sustainability-fueled demand for more recycled PET, IHS Markit analyst Tison Keel said at Global Plastics Summit 2019, June 4-6 in Houston. “Global […]

By Jim Johnson, Plastics News, May 28, 2019 A great article showing the new issues that the plastics recycling market is facing especially considering new import sanctions from China. At PlastiCycle we are doing our part in the domestic plastic recycling effort! Plastics Industry Association, Kim Holmes Grand Rapids, Mich. — Plastics recycling is undergoing a […]

Resource Recycling, Posted on  May 22, 2019 by Colin Staub U.S. recovered plastic exports during the first quarter were down by nearly half compared with a year ago. The latest trade figures, published this month by the U.S. Department of Commerce, show not only the impacts of China’s trade restrictions but also sharp reductions in exports to […]

May 3, 2019 by Steve Toloken Washington — The head of a U.S. House science subcommittee is calling for a national strategy around plastics recycling. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., made the call to upgrade decades-old waste infrastructure and deal with new challenges like microplastics. The April 30 hearing, titled “Closing the Loop: Emerging Technologies in Plastics […]

Resource Recycling, Inc. Posted on  March 6, 2019 by Colin Staub The Indian government says it will ban scrap plastic imports, a move that threatens to further disrupt the U.S. recycling industry by closing a growing market. India’s environment ministry issued a release today, laying out a handful of changes to the country’s hazardous waste rules, some of […]

Plastics NewsJanuary 24, 2019 By JIM JOHNSON KFC boosts sustainability efforts in plastics packaging Updated — A well-known fast-food restaurant is taking a big step beyond the straw debate with a commitment to make all plastic-based, consumer-facing packaging recoverable or reusable by 2025. KFC said the decision comes as restaurants in certain markets already are working […]

Plastics News January 8, 2019 Don Loepp Plastics have suffered from an image problem for decades. But 2018 may be remembered as a tipping point, when negative public opinion started to cause real harm to the industry. But that doesn’t have to happen. Reasonable people, even critics, understand that plastics provide benefits to society: saving […]

WasteAdvantage Magazine December 7, 2018 An abandoned landfill may become a much-needed utility for West Nashville.  The 50-plus plot of prime property has basically been abandoned since the ’70s, formerly known as the Buzzard Hollow landfill.  Buzzard Hollow was shut down in 1973 due to runoff issues, and the property has changed hands several times since. The problem […]

Plastics News By BILL BREGAR  Michael A. MarcotteGary Carr, vice president of sales, and Steven D. London, president and chief operating officer, Bekum America Corp. . . The U.S. blow molding machinery market remained healthy in 2018, with some manufacturers reporting strong growth and others a spotty year with some sluggishness. Industrial blow molding faced tougher […]