Trex Expands to Five Countries for Decks and Rails
Trex Expands Overseas
Published on 25 April 2014 by http://www.plasticsnews.com
Trex is expanding its reach abroad for recycled polyethylene and wood decks and rails.
Colgate Takes Steps Towards 100% Recyclable Packaging
Published on 22 April 2014
After consulting with shareholder advocacy group As You Sow, Colgate-Palmolive has committed to transition toward 100% recyclable packaging in three of its four product categories by 2020 – and develop a recyclable toothpaste tube.
Plastic film recycling inches forward in the U.S.
Published on 17 April 2014
According to a report by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), Americans recycled over a billion pounds of post-consumer film packaging in 2012 – only a 1% increase over 2011. However, the ACC is rolling out a program to boost public participation in recycling plastic film.
Plastics Recycling Rates in Michigan Will Go Up, if New Initiative Works
Published on 15 April 2014
Clean Tech, a unit of Plastipak Packaging Inc., expects to recycle about 6 billion plastic bottles this year and has an eye on 10 billion plastic bottles within three years. But that’s only if recycling rates improve in communities served by the company.
