Articles Tagged with ''recycling infrastructure''

List of materials accepted has been expanded to include hot and cold beverage cups, pet food bags, frozen juice containers, and other paper packaging. Circular Materials also is partnering with the Eastern Recyclers Association for the collection of flexible plastics such as candy wrappers and chip bags.

The new UK Packaging Pact builds on the success of the UK Plastics Pact, launched by WRAP in 2018 and which is nearing its end. 

We look at three groups approaching packaging sustainability from three different angles: adopting modern packaging equipment, recycling flexible plastic, and harmonizing data collection to meet EPR requirements.

Acquisition significantly expands FV's geographic footprint into the Midwest while enhancing service capabilities for customers nationwide.

A report that recently caught our attention is "The Tipping Point: Building trust in the circular economy," developed by BSI in collaboration with the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership. The report touches on consumers’ views of recycled packaging and efforts to achieve a circular economy.

Founding members—General Mills, Mars, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, and PepsiCo—recognize both the essential role of flexible packaging and the importance of building a more sustainable future for flexible films.

The bag is made of SIG Terra RecShield, a mono-material film with a uniquely formulated polymer structure, replacing the conventional multi-layer film that contains aluminum.

Felton urges federal support for investment in recycling infrastructure, innovation, and national labeling standards to help achieve full circularity for flexible packaging and films

Landmark partnership between the City of Lisbon, TOMRA and the Portuguese hospitality association AHRESP aims to cut litter and emissions with a smart deposit-return system. The system could remove thousands of littered cups from Lisbon’s public spaces—every night.

Several deadlines for registering with a state’s Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) have already passed, including in Colorado and Oregon. Others are quickly approaching.