Subway offers catering trays made from 95% recycled PET
By Bob Moser
Published on 02 May 2013
Subway restaurants has introduced catering trays made from 95 percent post-consumer recycled PET in nearly 29,000 locations in the United States and Canada, the company announced in April.
Plastics producer markets new resin with 51% algae biomass
By Bob Moser
Published on 02 May 2013
California-based Cereplast, Inc., has developed a new bioplastic resin made with 51 percent post-industrial algae biomass, the company announced April 30.
Brazilian chemist draws American support in turning used gum into plastic resin
By Bob Moser
Published on 01 May 2013
The technology to recycle used chewing gum into a plastic material, first developed by a Brazilian chemist, is being supported for commercial development by TerraCycle, a private small business based in Trenton, New Jersey, which makes consumer products from pre- and post-consumer waste, primarily thin film plastic food packaging.
NYC introduces largest city recycling expansion in 25 yrs
By Bob Moser
Published on 01 May 2013
New York City announced on April 24 that its recycling program will include all rigid plastics for the first time, the largest expansion of its recycling program in 25 years.
Baltimore blazes trail on Styrofoam recycling
By Rikki Stancich
Published on 30 April 2013
The US city of Baltimore increases community-based polystyrene recycling by more than 50%.
Healthcare provider rewarded for cutting PVC and DEHP from medical supplies
By Rikki Stancich
Published on 30 April 2013
29 Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers receive environmental excellence awards for reducing waste and preventing pollution.
Japanese firm speeds industrial grade PBT to market
By Rikki Stancich
Published on 29 April 2013
Tokyo-based Toray industries is poised to deliver commercial scale, biobased polybutylene terephthalate to market.
Hard- to-recycle plastic lab waste given second life
By Rikki Stancich
Published on 29 April 2013
Kimberly Clarke Professional, the name behind Kleenex, Huggies, Kotex and contamination control solutions for cleanrooms and laboratories, has found a solution for capturing previously hard-to-recycle items.
Rethinking fashion: recycled plastic eco wear gains ground
By Rikki Stancich
Published on 26 April 2013
A Seattle-based garment manufacturer has found its niche using recycled PET bottles as a fabric resource.
New guide helps US hospitals capture plastic waste
By Rikki Stancich
Published on 25 April 2013
New guidelines designed to help hospitals recycle clean, non-infectious plastic waste materials, could reduce hospitals’ total waste by 25%.
