by Plastics.com Staff | Apr 18, 2018 | Daily News, Environmental, Europe, Global, Recycling
In a speech Sunday night, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced her government would earmark £61.4 million towards cleaning the world’s oceans of plastics, Resource reported Monday. The announcement came the night before the start of the 2018 Commonwealth...
by Plastics.com Staff | Apr 16, 2018 | Business, Commodity Polymers, Daily News, North America, Recycling
Prices continue to climb for PET and HDPE containers collected at the curb, but the news wasn’t so good for mixed plastics, which have a negative value in many regions. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars is currently 15.03 cents...
by Plastics.com Staff | Apr 16, 2018 | Business, Daily News, Environmental, Global, Recycling
The Plastics Industry Association (Plastics), Washington, and 11 partner associations delivered a letter to Capitol Hill April 11, 2018, calling on the House majority and minority leaders to develop and advance an infrastructure investment package to address the...
by Plastics.com Staff | Apr 16, 2018 | Business, Daily News, Environmental, Global, North America, Recycling
In the course of one year, Los Angeles area exporters cut their scrap polyethylene shipments to China by 99 percent, leaving thousands of tons of plastic looking for a home. Other countries were only able to absorb about one-fifth of the volume. Plastics Recycling...
by Plastics.com Staff | Apr 13, 2018 | Business, Commodity Polymers, Daily News, Environmental, Global, North America, Recycling
Global oil, gas and petrochemicals corporation ExxonMobil has joined The Recycling Partnership with a $1.5 million commitment. ExxonMobil is the first energy company to join the nonprofit group, which provides funding, tools and technical support for recycling...
by Plastics.com Staff | Apr 11, 2018 | Daily News, Environmental, North America, Recycling
Boise, Idaho – Recycling plastics came to a crossroads in Boise after China decided to ban the plastics the United States was sending oversees, this forced the City of Boise to find a new way to make sure that plastic doesn’t end up at the landfill. This...
