Topics
recycling
July 22, 2019
Article discusses growing use of plastics and calls into question the effectiveness of current and future recycling efforts, skeptical of recent brand and retailer efforts to adapt their uses of plastic packaging
Reading time: 3 minutes
July 19, 2019
Protocol describes laboratory methods needed for determining recyclability of high density polyethylene (HDPE)
Reading time: 1 minute
July 17, 2019
EFSA’s CEP Panel’s working group on recycling plastics 2018-2021 continues discussing draft scientific opinions on several plastic recycling processes; minutes of the 6th meeting now available online
Reading time: 1 minute
July 9, 2019
Article provides tips for recycling within current recycling systems; promotes reduction and reuse over recycling, emphasizes importance of material separation, stresses geographic variation in collection and recycling infrastructure
Topics: recycling
Reading time: 1 minute
July 2, 2019
ASTRX (Applying Systems Thinking to Recycling) project publishes report reviewing efficiency of packaging materials through recycling processes; highlights flexible films and shrink sleeves as problematic, calls for increased purchasing of recycled content to boost market demand
Topics: recycling
Reading time: 2 minutes
July 1, 2019
Pending introduction of a deposit-return scheme for bottles in France raising questions by stakeholders; applicable materials, functioning, and cost distributions not yet clear
Reading time: 1 minute
June 26, 2019
Plastics Recyclers Europe publishes paper identifying key barriers to increasing recycling of flexible polyethylene films, calls for harmonized collection and sorting as well as design for recycling guidelines
Reading time: 1 minute
June 26, 2019
Two Canadian concept restaurant locations to trial new packaging including fully re-pulpable cups, fiber lids, wooden cutlery, paper straws; items could be rolled out widely in the future
Topics: paper & board, recycling
Reading time: 1 minute
June 18, 2019
Senate and Assembly of California address circular economy and plastic pollution; focus on reduction and domestic recycling of single-use plastics
Reading time: 1 minute
June 17, 2019
Plastics Recyclers Europe publishes guidance on sorting to enable high-quality recycling
Topics: circular economy, recycling
Reading time: 1 minute
