During a webinar hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency June 10, five speakers shared their insights on the ways to stimulate and advance a more circular economy.
When California suspended its plastic bag ban in late April, recyclers took an unexpected hit.
A European trade association has published step-by-step guides allowing packaging producers to rate the recyclability of their products and receive a certification.
Foundational knowledge in recycling programs and infrastructure is crucial to the pursuit of sustainable packaging.
Although they can’t meet in person, plastics recycling stakeholders this week are still coming together for the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) members meeting, being held online for the first time.
Inx International Ink and Sakata Inx have released Genesis GS washable label inks, a product that was recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) in March for meeting or exceeding the group’s strict testing protocol for washable and recyclable PET shrink sleeve applications.
To boost markets for recycled plastic, the Association of Plastic Recyclers and the Northeast Recycling Council are launching a voluntary effort to get government agencies to increase their green purchasing.
The latest installments in the company’s webinar series have identified environmental friendliness.
Far Eastern New Century’s Top Green® Heat Shrinkable PET film for shrink sleeve labels has been recognized by The Association of Plastic Recyclers for meeting or exceeding APR’s Critical Guidance Protocol for Clear PET Articles with Labels and Closures requirements (PET-CG-02).
For a while, it looked like 2020 would be a turning point in the war against single-use plastics, with California and New York adopting new bans and federal legislation being introduced. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Oral care is taking cues from skin care and brands are leading with clean ingredients, product innovations, and sustainable packaging.
Black plastics have long eluded sorters, but a collaborative effort by brands, color providers, recyclers, and others is working to change that reality.
The plastics recycling industry is under pressure to deliver more quality material to end users. As it turns out, key gains could be made just by cutting down on what’s inadvertently lost in the recycling process.
American recycling professionals might be surprised to learn that container deposit laws are experiencing explosive growth around the world.
Market analysts expect the cost of recycled PET will eventually start to gain parity with virgin, but recent low oil prices and issues with container redemption programs are complicating that outlook.
INX International Ink, with Sakata INX, have released Genesis GS washable label inks. In March, the ink was recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) for meeting or exceeding the group’s strict testing protocol for washable and recyclable PET shrink sleeve applications.
