Plastics

Beverage companies will invest in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to increase the collection, recycling and processing of recyclable plastic bottles.

The City Council’s proposal would force restaurants to eliminate foam packaging and reduce disposable products.

The partnership will support development of Zero Plastic Waste Cities to reduce plastic waste leaking into the environment.

Plas-TCat aims to convert a wide range of plastic waste into chemicals that can then be used to make new, virgin plastics.

A Senate committee is expected to hold hearings on a bill that would make beverage manufacturers more responsible for helping consumers recycle.

On January 13, the State Assembly failed to vote on legislation banning the statewide sale of single-use plastics.

Save Our Seas 2.0 builds on the success of the Save Our Seas Act, which was signed into law in October 2018.