Poll claims majority of US voters support policies reducing single-use plastics

Environmental organization Oceana, which commissioned the online poll, also calls on lawmakers to address “problematic” plastics such as expanded polystyrene foam.

Making recycling work: EPR laws help support a more sustainable future

New policies in the U.S. could help fix a broken recycling system.

GESA report claims 72 countries recycled EPS in 2023

Many of the countries identified, which include those currently taking part in INC-5 meetings, achieved recycling rates above 30 percent last year.

Trade group says EPS being recycled commercially

An industry group says expanded polystyrene packaging has reached its 31 percent recycling rate thanks to business-to-business efforts.

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Stadler system sorts plastics in Italy

European technology provider Stadler has helped equip a 100,000-ton-per-year plastics sorting facility for Iren SpA in Turin, Italy.

Recycling organizations release municipal ‘acceptance’ data

Collaboration involving The Recycling Partnership and GreenBlue finds aluminum cans, cardboard and PET bottles are among the most commonly accepted curbside items.

New York packaging EPR bill stalls

The proposed legislation was passed by the state Senate on June 7, but the state Assembly did not vote on it before the end of the legislature’s formal session.

Washington bans expanded polystyrene containers

The ban went into effect June 1 and covers coolers, cups, trays, bowls and clamshell containers.

R Street report backs bottle bills, chemical recycling

Free market-oriented think tank says more plastic can be recycled and restricting its use is unlikely to receive popular backing.

Tomra supplies Swedish plastics facility

Technology providers Tomra and Sutco have helped equip the newly expanded Svensk Plaståtervinning sorting facility in Sweden.

Senators introduce Farewell to Foam Act

The proposed legislation seeks to phase out products made with expanded polystyrene, such as single-use plastic foam food containers, by 2026.