Recycling

Improving Canada’s recycled output will take ‘radical changes’

Improving Canada’s recycled output will take ‘radical changes’

An analysis of Canada’s plastics industry shows the industry producing plastic dwarfs the industry trying to have it recycled.  The report, completed by consulting firms Deloitte and ChemInfo Services, was commissioned by Environment and Climate Change Canada to guide its plan to cut the country’s […]

The world’s big plastic makers want more recycling so they can keep pumping out plastic

The world’s big plastic makers want more recycling so they can keep pumping out plastic

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste says it will spend at least $1 billion to keep plastic waste out of the environment. But its members–like ExxonMobil, Shell, Dow–are undermining the commitment by ramping up their own plastic production.  “We do need more recycling infrastructure as […]