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The report aims to decipher customer attitudes, preferences and behaviors concerning reusable and refillable packaging solutions, providing valuable insights for companies, cities and other stakeholders navigating the evolving landscape of reuse and circularity.
After years of financial difficulties, the Covanta-operated Southeast Resource Recovery Facility is shutting down this month. Long Beach is looking to build organics processing capacity in its place via a pending RFP.
While many people cite upfront cost as a barrier to embracing reuse, 45% of reusable packaging users surveyed by the U.S. Plastics Pact and Closed Loop Partners say these solutions are about the same price as single-use options.
Source: Consumer sentiment report tackles how to make reuse a long-term habit | Packaging Dive
Data quantifies progress on plastic recycling
Some of the largest brand owners slightly increased the amount of recycled plastic they used globally in 2022. And in the U.S., end market demand for RPET grew notably last year, even as bottle collection slipped.
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Making a product sustainable is often more challenging than it seems. That’s because behind every…
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The funding goes toward a range of public and private awardees, including operations run by Agromin, Republic Services and a variety of local governments.
France is strengthening its push toward a system-wide transition to a circular economy, having set a few world firsts on the policy front. Among them is a national ban on the destruction of unsold goods and a “repairability index,” which rates how fixable electronics are; anyone who markets these wares in France must display these scores on their products. But these two mandates are the proverbial tip of the iceberg.
California market development payments prioritize PET bottles
A long-running post-consumer plastic market development program in California has been modified to further incentivize PET container recycling.
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Chemical recycling has potential but requires careful regulation, more transparency, and an eye to the overall effect on the planet, members of the environmental and recycling communities said in a recent webinar. Continue Reading→