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Commentary: Expanded polystyrene is 98 percent air, 2 percent plastic and 100 percent misunderstood
For EPS recycling to succeed, businesses and consumers must engage in education, infrastructure expansion and corporate collaboration to redefine its role within the circular economy.
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Coldplay opts for recycled-content vinyl alternative
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Packaging EPR legislation is here
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Reshaping recycling
New EU recycling regulations have the potential to reshape the industry globally.
PCR commitments, more collection could form winning pair
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BIR World Recycling Convention 2025: A troubled global plastics treaty
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APR adds Europe-based PCR auditor
Association of Plastic Recyclers adds Kiwa Netherlands as an approved postconsumer resin certification program auditor.
Axium Packaging reaches 15 years in business
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