A report from activist organization GAIA claims processing strategies that have been heavily promoted by the polymer industry amount to a “greenwashing tactic” undermining efforts to ban single-use plastics. Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), a group that opposes waste-to-energy …
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Canada’s third-largest province has approved a number of changes to its extended producer responsibility and container deposit programs. A province of over 5 million people, British Columbia has an extended producer responsibility (EPR) system for recyclables collected through the curbside …
Ring Container Technologies wanted to understand the curbside recyclability of an all-PET container versus its existing polycoated paperboard canister. So it asked recycling programs themselves. Before rolling out the PET container, which was set to be used to package mixed …
Tamsin Ettefagh, who has helped lead a couple of the largest plastics recycling companies in North America, has embarked on a new consulting venture. Called Tamsinette LLC, the consulting firm will concentrate on finding solutions to boost the recycling of …
Researchers have conducted the first global assessment into the most promising approaches to end-of-life management for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. Source: Strategies for recycling of solar panels — ScienceDaily Read More…
Epidemic-related and political restrictions in scrap supply have helped demonstrate the value of secondary commodities. Source: Commentary: Absence of scrap makes the world grow fonder – Recycling Today Read More…
Apple this month described the growth of a program that provides some official repair resources to certain repair shops. The initiative is separate from the company’s authorized repair service. The company last summer introduced the Independent Repair Provider Program, which …