Recycling
Recycling Organizations Unite To Advance Industry
In May, a group of organizations representing various segments of the recycling industry met to discuss ways to better collaborate to advance the industry as a whole.
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Starbucks, Hyatt and Other Major Companies to Eliminate Plastics Straws
Straws are another example of the current laser focus on single-use products, just like the plastic bag.
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Ocean Plastic 3D-Printed Prosthetic Limbs
New initiative takes reclaimed ocean plastic and uses it to 3D print custom prosthetic limbs for children.
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Trash as Value: Turning Ocean Waste Into Viable Products
So-called “ocean plastics” is a global problem, but a wide range of companies across the entire supply chain have put in the time, money and R&D efforts necessary to make capturing and converting the material into a sustainable ´óÏó´«Ã½. But demand must follow.
Read MoreNew Pilot to Demonstrate Curbside Recycling of Flexible Plastic Packaging
This will be the first pilot to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of recycling household flexible plastic packaging from municipal residential single-stream recycling programs.
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G7 Summit: Leaders Agree to Ocean Plastics Charter
Five countries of the G7 group—excluding the U.S. and Japan—endorsed a plastics charter on ocean pollution.
Read MorePLASTICS Releases Statement on Marine Debris
PLASTICS acknowledges that a collaborative approach is the only approach to solving the marine litter problem.
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Windmoeller & Hoelscher and Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful Team up For Litter Clean-up Day
In under two hours, the group of 10 collected more than 20 bags of garbage, including cans, bottles and wrappers.
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Dole’s Recycling Joint Venture In Costa Rica Celebrates 25 Years
This is a rare example of a recycling company that is completely vertically integrated within an industry that generates the waste.
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Vecoplan Unveils New VTH 65 Grinder At NPE
The VTH 65 handles production waste such as sheet extrusion strips, profiles, molding scrap and pipe.
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