Forty-eight percent of U.S. households now have access to carton recycling
January 22, 2014
Two thousand thirteen marked a year of significant expansion of carton recycling. Thanks to collaborative industry efforts and support from communities nationwide, 48% of U.S. households now have access to carton recycling.
The new RPA-100% certification program uses third-party audits to substantiate the manufacturing practices of participating companies to verify that paperboard marketed as 100 percent recycled contains only recovered fiber.
With unprecedented innovation driving the consumer goods industry, shoppers have more options on market shelves than one could have imagined 30 years ago.
Can makers and their suppliers have been focusing on and prioritizing sustainability long before sustainability was a buzz word or a business strategy.
DiversiTech, Entropex, and Preserve Receive Awards
November 27, 2013
This year’s winners are being celebrated for developing innovative processes and products using post-industrial and/or post-consumer recycled plastics.
Fremont Elementary School students will tour Riverside plastic bottle recycling plant, create art with recycled plastic
November 11, 2013
Students from Fremont Elementary School in Riverside, CA, will celebrate America Recycles Day on Nov. 12 by touring CarbonLITE Recycling to see firsthand how plastic bottles are kept out of the waste stream.