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California’s Pioneering Strides In Plastic Management A comprehensive look at the legislation guiding California’s recycling goals. This article appeared in the March 2024 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. California, a national forerunner in environmental advocacy, continues to implement packaging … Continue Reading→ The post California’s Pioneering Strides In…

Lawmakers are taking another several whacks at California’s plastics proliferation. Source: California’s incredible expanding plastics ban – POLITICO

California releases deposit system update draft rules Formal rulemaking for changes to California’s deposit system is about to begin, and draft rules shed more light on new requirements for beverage dealers and retailers. Continue Reading→ The post California releases deposit system update draft rules appeared first on Plastics Recycling Update.

Multiple glass recycling operations, a massive chemical recycling facility and a project to increase consumption of mixed grade recycled aluminum are among the materials recovery efforts to receive recent funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.Continue Reading→ Source: Federal funding boosts recycling operations

Paper is on the march against plastic, taking its place in several forms of protective packaging, food wrappers, beverage containers and bread bag clips as manufacturers pivot to a more commonly recycled, and seemingly more sustainable, material. Continue Reading→ Source: Plastic-to-paper switch brings complications, panelists say

Chemical recyclers see MRFs and specialty collection partnerships as important feedstock sources to fulfill production promises, but experts say it’s too early to determine how they could influence recycled plastic markets.

The in-development technology represents neither mechanical nor advanced recycling, according to Dow. The intent is for the resulting material to be of “near-virgin quality” with a lower greenhouse gas emissions footprint. Source: P&G, Dow pursue dissolution technology for recycling rigid, flexible, multilayer plastic packaging | Packaging Dive

Plastics Recycling Conference dives into industry trends The 2024 Plastics Recycling Conference kicked off Monday in Grapevine, Texas, bringing energetic conversations around policy, investments and designing for recyclability.  Continue Reading→ The post Plastics Recycling Conference dives into industry trends appeared first on Plastics Recycling Update.

The study, released by Carbon Mapper on Thursday, found that 52% of landfills surveyed had point source methane emissions and cast doubt on existing estimates.

Recycling Today Source: Texas group seeks cooperation with California on container recycling – Recycling Today