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WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Oct 8, 2014) - Wide-scale deployment of emerging technology that converts used, non-recycled plastics into oil could generate up to $9 billion in annual U.S. economic...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Jul 9, 2014) - A new study conducted by the Earth Engineering Center (EEC) of Columbia University has found that if all of the municipal solid waste (MSW) that is...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Jun 16, 2014) -  Leaders from plastics organizations across the globe announced that there were approximately 185 projects planned, underway or completed as part...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Mar 11, 2014) - The recycling of rigid plastics excluding bottles rose to nearly 1.02 billion pounds in 2012, an increase of 10 percent over 2011 and triple the amount...

ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwired - Mar 11, 2014) - In an effort to educate more consumers about the ease of recycling flexible plastic wraps, the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Flexible Film Recycling...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Mar 3, 2014) -  A new study has determined that six major categories of plastic packaging help to significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Aug 27, 2013) - San Jose, CA City Council today moved to restrict the use of polystyrene foam packaging for serving food, which would effectively kill efforts to...

NEW ORLEANS, LA--(Marketwire - Mar 19, 2013) - The recycling of rigid plastics, excluding bottles, climbed 13 percent in 2011 to reach at least 934 million pounds for the year, and U.S. consumers...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Feb 25, 2013) - The recycling of plastic film climbed four percent to reach 1 billion pounds annually in 2011 for the first time, according to a national report...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Feb 11, 2013) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and two national business groups have announced a first-of its-kind, state led-partnership to expand the...