Vergano said when thin-film plastics such as shrink wrap and grocery bags are recycled they’re often turned into trash bags, but the vast majority of it probably goes to making composite decking.

While boat owners and officials would like to see shrink wrap recycled, like other plastic goods, there are “no real good solutions at this point,” said Elena Bertocci of the Maine DEP in an ...

Princes is to again increase its use of recycled plastic, rolling out shrink-wrap packaging made from 50% post-consumer recycled waste (PCRW). All the supplier’s UK-made brands – including Crosse & ...

Montreal-based TC Transcontinental Packaging has announced the launch of Integritite, which is a 30-percent-postconsumer-recycled (PCR) collation shrink film. The packaging can be found in the AHA ...

Thanks to a bunch of shrink wrap and grocery bags, Export has a new bench near Giuseppe’s Pizzeria on Kennedy Avenue. It was created through the use of local recycled plastics, part of Rotary ...

More than 125 tons of shrink-wrap was recycled in the inaugural year of the program last year, with Ocean County leading the way with 47.7 tons, according to statistics issued last week by the DEP.

Full wrap shrink-labeled containers make up about 5 percent of the post-consumer PET bottle stream, but their share is growing, and so will the costs of managing them.

SOUTH PORTLAND — More than 1,000 pounds of vessel shrink wrap was recycled at Spring Point Marina this year in a pilot project that keeps the non-biodegradable material out of landfills ...

America's largest waste hauler is investing in a company that recycles plastic shrink wrap. Flexible plastic accounts for nearly a quarter of all US plastic waste, yet only 5% gets recycled.

Amcor Plc AMCR has unveiled its first recyclable shrink bag — Eco-Tite R — for fresh and processed meat, poultry and cheese producers in Europe. The bag is designed to maximise shelf-life ...

The same program has seen results in the Twin Cities, Mankato, St. Cloud and Hutchinson. Since it started in 2003, more than 4.5 million pounds of plastic bags and shrink-wrap film have been recycled.