Recycling solar panels seems like a smart idea, but it’s complicated. Built to withstand years of wind and weather, solar panels are designed for strength, not easy breakdown.
Source: Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains
Amid a spike in post-consumer resin imports that reclaimers say is damaging the U.S. plastics recycling system, and allegations that some of that imported resin may not truly be recycled, a bill advancing in California would require beverage container manufacturers to report the country of origin for all PCR incorporated in their products.Continue Reading→
The company, which recently overhauled its systems, is producing animal feed from depackaged organic waste at its Ontario, California, facility.
The plastics industry renewed calls for the U.S. EPA to formally acknowledge chemical recycling as a manufacturing process after the agency declined to consider certain pyrolysis facilities in recent air emissions rules.
Source: Chemical recycling sector renews push for manufacturing status amid EPA rule changes | Waste Dive
What’s in a label? Good question. As the go-live date for California’s recycling labeling law approaches, industry speakers at the Packaging Recycling Summit underscored the importance of getting some federal standardization soon.
Source: Policy tension over on-pack recyclability labeling ‘needs to get worked out’ | Packaging Dive
EPA withdraws proposed rules aimed at chemical recycling
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn rules first proposed by the Biden administration that addressed chemical recycling and had attracted significant industry opposition.
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PET Recycling Coalition doubles down on thermoforms
Since forming in 2022, the PET Recycling Coalition has worked to increase PET bottle recycling rates and access to curbside recycling for non-bottle materials, including thermoforms.
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The plastics industry renewed calls for the U.S. EPA to formally acknowledge chemical recycling as a manufacturing process after the agency declined to consider certain pyrolysis facilities in recent air emissions rules.
CA starts OEM requirements for battery-containing devices
As of July 1, manufacturers of covered battery-embedded products must comply with new requirements in California, as part of the state’s expansion of its long-running e-scrap program..
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Plastic bottles don’t have to be the future: but what would catalyze a shift away from this packaging format?
Source: Beyond plastic bottles: Innovation opportunities in beverage packaging