Plastic waste has doubled in 20 years: OECD report

The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment, and only nine percent successfully recycled, according to a new OECD report

Honeywell finds buyer for RPF

Honeywell will supply TotalEnergies with Recycled Polymer Feedstock (RPF)

Survey seeking to learn how businesses handle plastic waste

A new survey seeks to find out how Canadian businesses handle their plastic waste. The Conference Board of Canada has posted a survey on behalf of Environment and Climate…

Feds seek input on recycled content rules

The federal government has opened consultations on the development of new regulations to set minimum percentage recycled content requirements

Shipping line won’t carry plastic waste

Global ocean shipping line CMA CGM Group has announced that it will no longer carry plastic waste

University licenses hot water technique for plastics recycling

Supercritical water technology represents the next generation for treatment and recycling of ‘stubborn’, complex, and hazardous waste that is currently treated by incineration or sent to landfill

Lowe’s Canada quits plastic bags

Lowe's Canada will stop offering single-use plastic shopping bags in its Lowe's, RONA, and Réno-Dépôt stores as of June 2022.

Berry Global upping use of recycled materials

Packaging manufacturer Berry Global will source recycled polymers from TotalEnergies to increase the post-consumer content of its products

Eastman spending US$1 billion on recycling plant in France

material-to-material molecular recycling facility in France will use Eastman's polyester renewal technology to recycle up to 160,000 metric tonnes annually of hard-to-recycle plastic waste that is currently being incinerated

Amazon’s plastic waste jumps 29% in 2020

Up to 10.66 million kilograms of this waste entered the world’s waterways and seas