Plastics

The new facility will be capable of processing up to 50 tons per day of post-consumer polystyrene feedstock.

Stevens notes that although she appreciates the EPA’s efforts to promote recycling, the federal government must do more to help local and state governments.

Nine consumer goods companies have formed the Packaging Recycling Organization Vietnam to help drive a more circular economy.

Colgate, ShopRite and TerraCycle prepare to award two gardens made of recycled material.

Colleges and universities in the U.S. can create a significant amount of waste, so many are implementing new measures to reduce waste.

Verisk Maplecroft’s Waste Generation Index reveals the U.S. generates 12 percent of global MSW, while accounting for just 4 percent of the world’s population.

The New York Times reports that for decades, the beverage industry has fought to kill bottle bill proposals across the country.