Georgia-Pacific announced its decision to accept cups in mixed-paper bales at the Green Bay, Wis. and Muskogee, Okla. recycled paper mills.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released new industry guidance that aims to clear up consumer confusion regarding the recyclability of pizza boxes.

The Foodservice Packaging Institute has organized a group of industry partners to examine recycling of PET thermoform packaging.

A group organized by the Foodservice Packaging Institute seeks to define the most cost-effective and practical ways to recover this material.

The new guide is intended to provide support to the foodservice packaging supply chain, which is making decisions related to packaging design and factors impacting the recyclability of these materials.

CCRD held an event featuring speeches from local and state officials and recycling representatives to raise awareness of opportunities for recycling in Clark County.

rPlanet Earth and Green Impact Plastics partner to purchase postconsumer thermoform bales from California and other southern states

The Foodservice Packaging Institute awarded Kent County, Michigan, with an education grant to increase the awareness of recycling clean, empty cups and takeout containers.

More than $450,000 is going to Kent County Department of Public Works and Grand Rapids Public Schools to help Michigan reach goal of doubling state’s recycling rate to 30% by 2025.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Foodservice Packaging Institute announced grants to help divert more of the county’s trash away from landfills.

A partnership with the Foodservice Packaging Institute, the city of Denver and recycled fiber mill company Sustana made paper cup acceptance possible in Denver, in spite of recent market shifts.

Sustana Fiber is working to advance the inclusion of takeaway hot and cold cups in the circular economy.

DC's latest report analyzes the great strides made in increasing participation and reducing contamination in the recycling stream.

WestRock is accepting wasted foodservice packaging at eight paper mills with plans to expand this effort.

Announced during the 2019 Plastics Recycling Conference, and developed by The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), the leading international trade organization representing the plastics recycling industry, The APR Recycling Demand Champions Campaign plays a prominent role in driving investment and increasing supply of PCR.

Millennium Recycling, Inc., a material recycling facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota has added paper cups to its recycling list through a partnership with the Foodservice Packaging Institute.

Millennium Recycling of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, partners with the Foodservice Packaging Institute.

Merlin Plastics and Peninsula Plastics Recycling are making substantial investments in mixed-plastics processing capacity, bringing positive news for a region hard hit by China’s ban. The operations are installing lines for sorting mixed-plastic bales into discrete materials, some of which they’ll further process. Based in Turlock, Calif., Peninsula Plastics is a subsidiary of Merlin Plastics, which has locations in British Columbia and Alberta.

Millennium Recycling, a single-stream recycling facility based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is expanding the amount of recycled materials it can provide to end-markets: the company has added paper cups to its list of materials it accepts for recycling.

Reclaimer EFS-Plastics have plans to open a third North American operation and is on the hunt for more mixed bales to fuel its growth.