Sao Paulo local . Plastics recycling declines in U.S. . 20 pages of new material, plus extensive new Appendix. Editorial from the Publisher. Rigid Plastic Packaging Mandate Producer responsibility may come to the U.S. according to 3M Corporation's top environmental officer.
Plastics are in trouble in Latin America.
Full text of some papers available on this site. Click here for table of contents. U.S. Lags Behind Europe In Paper and Glass Recycling. Figures from European associations show Europe surpasses the U.S. in paper and glass recovery rates, though not in steel and plastic packaging. Wisconsin newspapers are fined for failing a recycled content mandate.