When I was in Seattle for the 2012 TAPPI PLACE Conference (May 6-9; Grand Hyatt Seattle), there was an aspect of the city that stuck with me, and it wasn't the overabundance of Starbucks. All over the ...

A battle has been waging in Sacramento over whether beverage cartons — the ones used for milk, juice, broth, wine, even egg whites — should get the coveted chasing arrows recycling label. Earlier this ...

In a letter to the EPA, 17 legislators made the case for implementing standardized labels developed by Recycle Across America. Seventeen legislators have asked the EPA to implement nationwide labeling ...

Recycle Across America labels include consistent fonts, colors and layouts while tailoring the content based on what local MRFs accept and can process. Consistent graphic design paired with content ...

Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of 2018, the most ...

California lawmakers have approved what advocacy groups say are the nation's strongest protections against falsely labeling items as recyclable when they in fact are destined for landfills.The measure ...

Over the summer, Building Services replaced the “Trash” labels on the grey disposal bins scattered throughout Frist’s first, second and third floors with “Landfill” labels. This isn’t just an ...

Oregonians could soon use their smartphones to find out whether products and packaging are recyclable, and exactly where to take them. “Consumer confusion around what products are recyclable and which ...

California State Senator Ben Allen from Santa Monica is opposing a federal bill that would weaken California's truth-in-labeling law for recyclable products.

SB 343 is slated to take effect in October. Carton advocates and environmental groups disagree over future markets and labeling for the material.