Most people are aware that plastic waste is a problem. Almost all types of plastics that we use in our everyday lives are ...

PolyCycle Innovation LLC, a manufacturer of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) postconsumer resin (PCR) based in Crawfordsville, Indiana, has developed a resin called PolyCycle.

With a focus on increasing its sustainability efforts, Polymer Resources has added new flame-retardant resins to its portfolio of high-quality engineering resins containing recycled content. The ...

Many large consumer product companies are falling short of the plastics recycling targets they set several years ago. Observers say this failure has contributed to hard times for the companies that ...

A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New York. A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New ...

Plastics labeled with resin codes between 1 and 7 used to all be eligible for recycling. Now, there's no market for some types of plastic, and nearly a quarter of what gets sent to sorting facilities ...

A consumer products maker that does not shy away from environmental issues surrounding the use of plastics packaging is upping its recycled resin goals after meeting a 2025 target. S.C. Johnson & Son ...

Recycled plastic use went up for Berry Global Group Inc. in 2022 and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) went down, according to a new report from the company. The Evansville, Ind.-based plastics processor ...

Plastic is cheap to make and shockingly profitable. It’s everywhere. And we’re all paying the price. On a Saturday last summer, I kayaked up a Connecticut river from the coast, buoyed by the rising ...