National Harbor, Md. — Higher prices for recycled resin, relative to virgin plastics, are here to stay, according to a longtime observer of the materials market. And Joel Morales, executive director ...

In the plastic recycling industry, the casualties keep coming. Waste management company Biffa's Sunderland plant closed in ...

Plastics Division board members say an estimated 1 million tons of recycling capacity will be lost by the end of this year ...

The downward price trend for recycled plastics in Europe, which began late summer 2022, has continued at the start of the new year. Recycled plastic prices fell in January and the price decline ...

At the yearly event in Chicago, industry experts discussed issues affecting recycled resin markets and potential ...

Trend alert: Recycled plastic is now in style. Over the last few years, fashion brands—particularly in the direct-to-consumer space—began rolling out products made from discarded plastic. In 2016, the ...

Recycling programs cost a lot of money for towns. For citizens, whether you pay for curbside pick-up or drop off your items off at a local facility, it takes time and staff to handle, sort, and resell ...

The new method converts waste plastic into pyrolysis oil, which contains valuable olefins used in various industries. This process offers an opportunity to derive high-value alcohols worth up to ...

At face value, the idea of recycled ocean plastic certification makes sense. Manufacturers need assurances that the material they’re receiving will perform as expected. Consumers deserve to know the ...