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.

The process of revising the industry's resin identification code continues at a very slow pace, with discussions continuing on many of the same issues that have been central to that debate since ...