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Driplines come with tradeoffs. They are made of a thin polyethylene (PE) and last for only one crop rotation, leaving a heaping pile of trash at the end of each season. With that thought, Netafim USA, makers of drip irrigation technology, figured out a way to recycle the material, creating a continuous loop where farmers…

Behind Strategic’s bankruptcy, interest rates and market shifts A major U.S. downstream outlet for recovered glass from MRFs and bottle deposit programs filed for bankruptcy this month, citing $432 million in debts and interest. Strategic Materials says it plans to reorganize and continue operating normally without interruption. Continue Reading→ The post Behind Strategic’s bankruptcy, interest…

Composters can struggle to manage the wide variety of new packaging entering the market, leading to greater calls for labeling guidelines and testing. Cities like San Francisco and Minneapolis offer case studies in how to make it work.

California exporters must show they tried in-state options Exporting end-of-life devices from California has long been a heavily regulated process. This year, lawmakers added another requirement that exporters first prove in-state recycling options were unavailable. Continue Reading→ The post California exporters must show they tried in-state options appeared first on E-Scrap News.

As brands assess if, where and which bio-based plastic alternatives could play a role in packaging portfolios, analysis of these novel feedstocks must also focus on disposal, degradation and cost, outside groups say. Source: Mushroom and corn and seaweed, oh my: Evaluating plastic alternatives | Packaging Dive

The recycling, reuse and organics projects it supports are important for reaching the state’s waste diversion goal, according to its program manager.

Alex Source: Compostable packaging’s contested, complicated past doesn’t determine its future | Packaging Dive

Oregon approves first set of EPR rules Of the states that have passed extended producer responsibility laws for packaging, Oregon just became the first to approve a round of administrative rulemaking. Continue Reading→ The post Oregon approves first set of EPR rules appeared first on Resource Recycling News.

Experts address the industry’s e-plastics crossroads Chris Kaasmann sees a parallel between the e-scrap industry’s requirement to start managing e-plastics differently and the need for the planet to switch to renewable energy. Both need to happen, but in neither case can you simply flip a switch to realize universal change.  Continue Reading→ The post Experts…

Amcor, Amazon, L’Oréal, PepsiCo and other brands were part of an advisory group for an Ellen MacArthur Foundation project that assessed reusable plastic packaging systems for beverage, personal care and food products. Source: Returnable packaging could cut material use as much as 75%: study | Packaging Dive