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The state of Washington is fining 35 companies a total of $416,000 for not using enough recycled plastic in their packaging, the first time it's issued penalties under a 2021 law. Washington's ...

Alliance to End Plastic Waste and ASASE Foundation have commissioned a cutting-edge plastic lumber factory with an impressive capacity of 2,000 tonnes. This marks a significant step towards ...

Steve Jasiecki describes passing a construction site in which crews cut a section of plastic lumber to size, leaving snowy, white sawdust in the dirt. That sawdust may drift in a breeze or sink ...

Randa Lindsey Kachef does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching ...

Since 1989 The Plastic Lumber Company has been committed to providing the finest products from recycled plastics. Challenged by the idea of building a company based upon environmentally sound ...