Recycling is a common part of many people’s daily lives. Curbside recycling bins line the streets in city neighborhoods, and many public trash cans now have a recycling receptacle right next to them to collect reusable materials. In 2023, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone in the United States who isn’t at least somewhat familiar […]

In the modern world, going an entire day without encountering plastic in some form or fashion is nearly impossible. From your toothbrush and shoes to your laptop and car, plastics are everywhere — but they are not all the same. Many of them have different properties, making them ideal for various uses.  In this blog, […]

Recycling is an industry primed for innovation and technological advancement. To keep reusable materials in circulation and out of landfills, recycling companies need the right technology to maximize the potential of recyclable materials. Large-scale recycling is inherently technology-driven, and several trends in this technology field point to an even more sustainable recycling infrastructure.  Recycling Technology […]

Today, 10 of the 50 states in the US have container deposit laws, more commonly known as “bottle bills.” These bottle bill states include California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, and Vermont. Bottle bills are programs designed to promote recycling and reduce litter by offering consumers 5-10 cents per recyclable turned […]

Plastics are everywhere, and we interact with them every day. And, chances are high that some of the plastic you see every day is PET — or possibly rPET, the recycled version of PET that is becoming increasingly common in the market. But while the terminology may be similar, what are the differences between these […]

Ah, recycling — that transformative process that turns our used materials into something completely new. Recycling expands the horizons of single-use products by giving them another life, another chance to be useful. One of the most exciting recycled materials on the market is rPET, or, to use the technical term, recycled polyethylene terephthalate. Recycled plastics […]

California remains a bellwether on plastics policy, with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision Sept. 24 to sign an ambitious recycled content law for plastic bottles. The law sets what could become the world’s toughest mandate for recycled content, beginning at 15 percent in 2022 and rising to 50 percent by 2030. The European Union, by contrast, […]