The new opportunities build on a historic amount of infrastructure funding the Biden administration has awarded for recycling projects since last year, as well as efforts to build a circular economy for organics and other materials.
Month: September 2024
In My Opinion: MRF managers should focus on three areas
The chief operating officer of AI analytics company Greyparrot offers MRF operators advice on how to use data most effectively to improve operations in an era where they are awash in data.
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Coordinated lawsuits target the company’s role in pollution and describe the limitations of mechanical and advanced recycling to manage waste. Packaging companies have partnered with ExxonMobil to source recycled plastics.
SERI starts solar panel recycling certification
Solar panel recyclers can now achieve a specific SERI certification, under the newly added Appendix G for photovoltaic modules.
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Design For Compostability | BioCycle
The U.S. Plastics Pact released its Design for Compostability Playbook” in August 2024, along with similar Design for Circularity Playbooks on recyclability and reuse.
Apple expands activation locks to phone parts
Apple’s latest operating system update will expand a feature unpopular with reuse and repair advocates to not just cover the phone as a whole but also individual parts.
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From milk bottles to reusable container systems, simplified packaging formats might revolutionize recycling and reuse.
Source: Why standardized packaging is key to reducing plastic waste – Trellis
RFID labels present substantial opportunities and challenges alike to packaging’s sustainability chops. Experts are bullish on overcoming obstacles around material miscibility, and unlocking the sortation-improvement potential that RFID labeling poses.
Source: RFID at the Intersection of Smart Packaging and Sustainability | Packaging World
While the market is expanding, speakers at an International Molded Fiber Association event said it still faces an entrenched competitor in plastic and hurdles with feedstock availability, energy use and other factors.
Source: Molded fiber’s growth as a plastic replacement isn’t pulp fiction | Packaging Dive
Degradable additives, nutrients and supplements will boot packaging into the non-recyclable category, according to an update to the Association of Plastic Recyclers’ Design Guide for Plastics Recyclability. Continue Reading→