News

Check out the latest news on plastics recycling...and send us your latest news on plastics recycling to include on this page.

News Releases:

• APR Reiterates Opposition to Degradable Additive Use in Plastic Packaging and Films [4/12/2013]
• Recycling of Rigid Plastics Tops 930 Million Pounds Annually [3/19/2013]
• Recycling of Plastic Bags, Wraps and Film Rises to One Billion Pounds Annually, Most Sales to Domestic Processors [2/25/2013]
• Resolving to Be Greener in 2013? [12/20/2012]
• America Recycles Day Survey Says: Americans Feel They're Not Doing Enough for the Environment [11/15/2012]
• Plastics Makers Honor Innovators in Plastics Recycling [11/15/2012]
• Nominations Open for Innovation in Plastics Recycling Awards [10/17/2012]
• Plastic Bottle Recycling Continues to Climb in the United States [10/10/2012]
• Plastics Recycling Industry Announces New Tools to Help Grocers Recycle More Plastic Containers [10/3/2012]
• Study: Over Seventy Percent of Americans Can Recycle Plastic Bags and Wraps Locally [4/12/2012]
• New Facebook Community Dedicated to Plastics Recycling [3/20/2012]
• APR Addresses Concerns with Shrink Labels; Study Determines Impact on PET Container Recycling [3/8/2012]
• Recycling of Non-Bottle Rigid Plastics Soars 72 Percent in Single Year [2/8/2012]
• Recycling of Plastic Bags and Wraps Climbs 50 Percent in Five Years [2/6/2012]
• Caps on Bottles for Recycling—Groups Call for Partnership from MRFs, Haulers, Communities [1/31/2012]
• APR Identifies Non-Bottle Plastic Recycling Potential [12/19/2011]
• Plastic Bag Collection Events Tip the Scales on America Recycles Day [12/2/2011]
• Plastics Recycling? There's an App for That [11/14/2011]
• New Packaging Recovery Label System to Debut on Packages Nationwide in 2012 [10/20/2011]
• Plastic Bottle Recycling Hits Record High as Access Increases in United States [10/13/2011]
• Innovators in Plastics Recycling Honored [7/27/2011]
• Access to Plastics Recycling More Widespread Than Previously Believed [5/31/2011]
• Statewide Bag Recycling Program Launches in North Carolina [3/9/2011]

Media Reports and Editorials:

• Grocery Stores Pick Up on Consumer Recycling Trends [Earth911, 5/21/2013]
• Atlanta Recycling Tonnage Increases 55% With New Program [Waste & Recycling News, 5/14/2013]
• State to Collect and Recycle Empty Pesticide Containers [The BayNet, 5/13/2013]
• New York City Adds Rigid Plastics to Recycling Program [Plastics News, 4/24/2013]
• Kellogg's Joins How2Recycle Labeling System [Packaging Digest, 3/25/2013]
• Acer Launches LED-Backlit Monitors Made of Recycled Plastic [X Bit Labs, 3/16/2013]
• Minneapolis Residents Are Embracing Single-Sort Recycling [Star Tribune, 2/21/2013]
• Foam Recycling Underway at Newby Recyclery [Mercury News, 11/21/2012]
• Study Shows That the Majority of Canadians Have Access to Recycling Most Consumer Plastic Packages [MarketWatch, 4/3/2012]
• Recycling Mystery: Plastic Bottle Caps [Earth 911, 3/8/2012]
• New Plan to Jumpstart Package Recycling [Packaging Digest, 2/28/2012]
• Brookline Recycling Corner: Welcome to the Confusing World of Plastic Film Recycling [Brookline, 2/27/2012]
• Team USA's Lightest Basketball Jerseys Ever Are Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles [Gizmodo, 2/21/2012]
• APR Study Analyzes Plastics from Various Bale Types [Plastics News, 12/22/2011]
• City Residents Fill Up First Container with Foam Polystyrene (Styrofoam)! [Baltimorecity.gov, 11/22/2011]
• America Recycles Day: Philly to Start Taking Foam [Philadelphia Inquirer, 11/15/2011]
• Knox Firm Finds Solution for Recycling-Resistant Waste [Knoxville News Sentinel, 11/8/2011]
• Senior Wins Styrofoam Recycling Award [Lancaster Online, 11/4/2011]
• The Value of Plastics [Recycling Today, 10/11/2011]
• Plastics Recycling...A Bigger Business Than You Think [Forbes, 10/11/2011]
• King County Encourages Plastic Bag Recycling Through Annual "Bag Your Bags" Campaign [KingCounty.gov, 10/5/2011]
• TerraCycle and Solo to Recycle Iconic Red Cups [Earth911.com, 4/15/2011]