North American prices for industrial recycled polystyrene regrind is expected to remain steady throughout 2024. According to sources in contact with Plastics News, the current chart for recycled ...

Sustainability target deadlines for big consumer brands to use more recycled plastic in their products and packaging are looming, but high volatility in prices and stock of the material is turning ...

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 ...

A Coke executive says high demand for recycled material in Europe has made it a ‘struggle’ to source post-consumer content at a ‘reasonable’ price in Asia. Recyclers say consumer goods firms like Coke ...

Editorial board members Melissa Davis and Josh Farley uncovered creative new ways to bring new life to things unredeemable in ...

Bottles attract the best prices, especially clear ones, which is why almost all councils recycle them Coloured plastic is less desirable because the colour cannot be removed, restricting its reuse ...

In Nigeria and elsewhere, entrepreneurs are making money by dismantling electronics—and sending valuable metals back to the ...

For example, the OECD recommends taxes on new plastic, to make the relative price of recycled plastics seem more attractive. He also argues that consumers should raise their own awareness.

“Some of the hardest things to recycle right now are plastic and tires. You’ll find they’re really just sitting in the ocean or sitting in landfills," she said. "We’re creating a market ...

But avoid recycling mail that includes foils, metalized stamping or plastic laminations. Anything covered in glitter also shouldn’t be put in the recycling bin. If envelopes have plastic address ...