Recycling

The company is manufacturing hard-to-recycle plastic into composite products.

ASTRX is a joint project of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and The Recycling Partnership.

The Sarasota MRF is using AI and robotics to help sort food and beverage cartons.

The six-month accelerator program seeks ideas in the plastics, energy storage and recycling value chains.

The City Council recently approved to continue the current program with an agreement to phase in targeted collection by August 2020.

WWF reports that the Mediterranean region ranks fourth largest in terms of plastic production, with plastic waste standing at 24 million tons each year.

Boston is expanding residential yard waste options, setting up a pilot to help residents divert food scraps and leading citywide education campaigns.

NWRA, SWANA, NERC and ISRI have joined forces to develop a “Think Twice” recycling poster to improve consumer recycling habits.

DS Smith’s new headquarters in Atlanta extends the company's global commitment to provide sustainable packaging and solutions.

Maine and Vermont will now join California and Hawaii as the only four states in the country that have statewide single-use plastic bag bans.