Plastics Recycling

How to close the loop on a quarter-trillion plastic bottles a year

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Thu, 11/08/2018 - 00:00

From GreenBiz, by Jan Dell and Marcus Eriksen

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Video: Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the World into Plastic

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Mon, 10/29/2018 - 00:00

Modern life would be impossible without plastic – but we have long since lost control over our invention. Why has plastic turned into a problem and what do we know about its dangers?

This video is a collaboration with UN Environment and their Clean Seas campaign.

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APR Recycling Demand Champion Campaign generates nearly 7 million pounds of new demand

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Thu, 10/25/2018 - 00:00

From Recycling Today, edited by DeAnne Toto.

The APR Recycling Demand Champions Campaign, created in 2017 by the Association of Plastic Recyclers(APR), Washington, to develop new markets for recycled plastics, has generated almost 7 million pounds of new demand in its first year.

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Study finds plastics packaging helps reduce solid waste

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Wed, 10/24/2018 - 00:00

From Recycling Today

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Study claims US plastic recycling rate is plunging: Coalition says rate will drop to 4.4 percent in 2018.

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Tue, 10/23/2018 - 00:00

From Recycling Today, Edited by Adam Redling

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Congress passes Save Our Seas Act

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Thu, 10/18/2018 - 00:00

From Recycling Today by Kelly Maile

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Scrap plastic sampling and sorting guidelines released

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Thu, 10/04/2018 - 00:00

From Resource Recycling, by Jared Paben

Public and private entities regularly sample waste streams to glean data on the plastics that could be captured for recycling. Now, guidelines have been developed to standardize the process so results can be compared.

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Startup Helping Recyclers Address China's Waste Ban

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Fri, 09/28/2018 - 00:00

Scrapo is a free online marketplace for plastic recycling that enables buyers and sellers to connect and communicate in real time.

Users can post their material in less than a minute, browse through the listings posted by other recyclers, and instantly communicate with other users using Scrapo’s real-time messaging tools.