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In the last two years, Recycling Reinvented has worked to introduce legislation in several states and commission a cost-benefit study for Minnesota to show how EPR could increasing recycling rates and find cost efficiencies on a statewide level.

Building on last year’s growth of 4.7 percent, bottled water will again post significant increases in both sales and consumption for 2014, according to preliminary data from the Beverage Marketing Corporation

Shipments of primary plastics equipment (injection molding, extrusion and blow molding equipment) for reporting companies totaled $301.4 million in Q3.

Rexam’s corporate headquarters recycling efforts raised more than $45,300 for various local charities.

From ultra-personalized experiences to custom packaging to straightforward dialogue, 2015 will be the year where the consumer truly reigns supreme.

In 2013, the industry used 39% less wax than in 2002, when wax usage was first measured.

The new show brings PACK EXPO to the North East in the region’s only event for processing and packaging technologies across industries.

World demand for protective packaging is projected to increase 6.1% annually to nearly $27 billion in 2018.

The 24th annual National Post-Consumer Plastics Bottle Recycling Report marks the twenty-fourth consecutive year that Americans have increased the pounds of plastic bottles returned for recycling.

With the national recycling rate slightly above 34%, Americans have the opportunity to capture more material for recycling by recycling correctly. Among the common barriers to recycling more, however, is confusion about what can be recycled.