Reciclare
SWANA comes out in support of bottle bills
The association’s updated policy endorses container deposit systems that allow recyclers to participate, set higher deposit values and allow for curbside materials to be included. Dive Brief:…
Who doesn’t know this – you stand in line at the deposit machine in the supermarket and have to wait until the person in front of you inserts bottle after bottle
Who doesn’t know this – you stand in line at the deposit machine in the supermarket and have to wait until the…
Colgate-Palmolive faces lawsuit over ‘misleading’ recyclable toothpaste tube claims
A judge denied the CPG company’s request to throw out a lawsuit that consumers filed a year and a half after…
EU urged to improve sorting of mixed household waste to boost recycling
In a rare show of unity, business and environmental groups have published a joint letter calling on EU policymakers to back mandatory…
RecyClass revises Recyclability Evaluation Protocols and Design for Recycling Guidelines
RecyClass has updated its Recyclability Evaluation protocols and released a new set of Design for Recycling Guidelines for all plastic packaging streams following…
Ireland rolls out deposit recycling scheme, as pressure mounts on UK to follow suit
Industry-led, nationwide recycling scheme for plastic drinks bottles and aluminium cans begins operating across Ireland today, offering consumers money off their supermarket…
Nationwide changes to recycling to kick in from 1 February 2024 Copy
Recycling rules are about to change through much of the motu from Thursday. The rules come as part of a new…
Americans Throw 76% of Their Recyclables Into the Trash
It is no secret that recycling in America is broken: The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the US has a combined recycling…
Alliance to End Plastic Waste Highlights 27 Actions and Policies to Reduce Plastic Waste Leakage and Increase Recycling
A study published by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and supported by Roland Berger highlights potential pathways to significantly increase…
Chemical recycling finds itself in the firing line as viability of process questioned
Chemical recycling, an alternative technology for reclaiming plastic waste, has been gaining traction in recent years. Sometimes called advanced recycling, this technology…
GreenWEEE has completed the construction of its third WEEE recycling facility and commenced operations in Buzău
GreenWEEE, the Romanian company market leader in the industry of electrical and electronic waste recycling, has completed its third recycling plant. Investing 15 million euro in cutting-edge recycling equipment, the company, which…
‘World’s largest’ centralized DRS launches in Romania
Romania is rolling out a centralized deposit return system (DRS) – said to be one of the world’s largest with almost 80,000…