Collection trucks get AI upgrades to fight contamination | Waste Dive
Truck-mounted, AI-enabled cameras are helping haulers identify and measure recycling contamination in real time, allowing them to communicate directly with customers on how to improve. Many haulers, including WM, use the tech. Source: Collection trucks get AI upgrades to fight contamination | Waste Dive
Food Date Labeling Act Returns to the Legislature
Research shows confusion over date labels accounts for 8 percent of consumer food waste in the U.S., costing around $30 billion a year. In this Q&A Dana Gunders, executive director of ReFED, updates us on the status of the Food Date Labeling Act, introduced to the legislature for the third time.
How 3 large states want to address waste with federal climate funding
The U.S. EPA received 45 state priority climate action plans, the first step in accessing Climate Pollution Reduction Grant funding.
61 Unexpected PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Food Packaging | Scientific American
A global study identified 61 PFAS chemicals in food packaging that are not authorized for use in such products Source: 61 Unexpected PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Food Packaging | Scientific American
Limited PCR supply a ‘key constraint’ for end users
Companies producing a third of all plastic packaging by weight in the U.S. used 9.4% post-consumer recycled resin in 2022, up from 8% the prior year, the U.S. Plastics Pact recently reported. Continue Reading→ Source: Limited PCR supply a ‘key constraint’ for end users
Does this packaging contain recycled plastic? Inside the mass balance debate | Packaging Dive
An accounting system long used in other industries is gaining prominence in the packaging sector, due in part to the rise of chemical recycling. Companies, trade groups and regulators are weighing the complexities and controversies. Source: Does this packaging contain recycled plastic? Inside the mass balance debate | Packaging Dive
How to Design Sustainable Packaging That Resonates with Consumers
Recycled content is leading the pack today, though material makers and designers in quest of a piece of the market are chasing all types of innovations. They are working on packaging made from agricultural waste and captured carbon emissions, among other unconventional sources.
Report takes aim at drop-off recycling system
Report takes aim at drop-off recycling system An investigation that placed tracking devices in bundles of Amazon’s plastic packaging and dropped them off in store collection receptacles around the U.S. found a “failing” drop-off collection system, its authors said. Amazon responded by noting it can’t control how material is handled once it enters the recycling […]
Why Glacier’s MRF robots drew millions in funding
Why Glacier’s MRF robots drew millions in funding The co-founders of emerging sortation robotics supplier Glacier say their robots provide an immediate quality benefit with a small footprint: They can be placed anywhere a manual sorter would be stationed. Continue Reading→ The post Why Glacier’s MRF robots drew millions in funding appeared first on Resource […]
California overhauls recycling with plastic pollution and beverage container reforms
Office of Public Affairs For Immediate Release: March 8, 2024 News Release #2024-03 Media Contact: Lance Klug 916-341-6293 | [email protected] SACRAMENTO – Taking action to address growing global plastic pollution while spurring innovation and job creation, California is launching new recycling regulations, reforms and funding to reduce single-use plastic… Source