Plastics

Colgate-Palmolive becomes first company to fund navigation of five‑step-gated recyclability process.

The legislation applies to grocery stores, convenience stores, pharmacies, restaurants and gas stations, although some types of products would be exempt.

Scholarship recipients are chosen based on credentials and potential contributions to the solid waste industry and its scientific community.

Bacardi’s and Lonely Whale’s Straw Vinyl program collects and upcycles single-use plastic straws from 55 partner bars across the country.

Will recycled content requirements solve recycling’s markets problem?

BP expects to complete its pilot plant in the U.S. in 2020; the technology could divert billions of colored PET bottles and food trays from landfill and incineration.

In a recent article, Skift says Amtrak is late to the game compared with other global rail services when it comes to eliminating single-use plastics in meal service.