The ASTM International Subcommittee on Recycled Plastics recently approved what it called major "enhancements" to the plastic resin identification code (RIC) system. The big change? Gone are "chasing ...

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 ...

Most U.S. curbside recycling programs are designed to process only #1 PET and #2 HDPE plastics, despite the widespread use of the chasing arrows symbol on many products. Misplaced items like plastic ...

While ASTM International Inc. continues to deliberate slowly over changes to the 23-year-old resin identification code, an overwhelming majority of municipality and state recycling officials recently ...

A group of associations is studying the feasibility of changing the resin identification code into a recycling code that aligns better with municipal collection programs and might help educate ...

To facilitate the recycling of polymeric and plastic materials the Society of the Plastics Industry has developed a resin identification code. The accurate use of these codes by manufacturers can have ...