The HolyGrail 2.0 Initiative has announced the successful validation of digital watermarking technology in combination with NIR for advanced sorting of flexible packaging, with a focus on the separation of hygiene-grade LDPE films and food-grade PP films.
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If the bill is signed, California could become the first state to adopt a textile extended producer responsibility program. Lawmakers also approved EPR updates for paint, carpet and marine flares.
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The ideals and realities of circularity
The ideals and realities of circularity
This article appeared in the August 2024 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series exploring the concept of circularity. Part 2 is expected to be published in …
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Meanwhile, bills that could have restricted PFAS in plastic packaging and updated the state’s packaging EPR law stalled prior to the end of the legislative session.
Although regulations that scaled the renewable energy market share some conceptual similarities with post-consumer resin mandates, one longtime plastics recycling stakeholder argues there are key differences creating unique challenges for plastics recycling.Continue Reading→
Proposed changes to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, if approved, would boost credit prices and support RNG investment, with implications for landfill and anaerobic digestion projects.
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Circular Action Alliance names its first CEO
Jeff Fielkow has decades of recycling and packaging experience at Tetra Pak, WM and elsewhere. The producer responsibility organization is ramping up work in Colorado, Oregon and California.
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Tool gauges recyclability of fiber packaging
A recently launched design feedback resource from the Recycled Materials Association has three key objectives: to decrease contamination at MRFs, increase quality of bales sent to paper mills and provide immediate feedback to producers about the recyclability of their packaging.Continue Reading→
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Compost Market Development | BioCycle
Analyses of volume and dollar and traditional and emerging markets are presented, along with an assessment of incentives such as carbon credits and soil organic matter mandates.