ASTM International Inc. has developed some possible changes to the plastics industry resin identification code. The standards-setting body recently asked its members to vote on 18 different items, ...

Two plastics recycling associations -- the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) -- are expressing concern about the ...

Plastic recycling seems easy — anything with the chasing arrows recycle symbol with a number in it means it can be recycled, and if there is no symbol it can’t be recycled, right? Unfortunately, no.

For a long time, some recyclers -- and even more municipalities -- have had a big problem with the resin identification code. Now someone is stepping up and proposing a plan that could be an ...