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Digimarc (Beaverton, Ore.), the technology company behind the Digimarc Platform, has designated PACCOR, a global packaging company, as a Platinum Pioneer Plastics Partner, the companies announced on March 9. Digimarc and PACCOR have been collaborating to increase the recyclability and circularity of plastic packaging for several years. According to the release, the objectives of the...

Like most people in the United States, March 2020 was an overwhelming month for Matthew Hartin. Even with 14 years of experience at Totall Metal Recycling (Granite City, Ill.) under his belt, the spread of COVID-19 was not something he could easily prepare the company for. But March was also Hartin’s first month as the...

In a letter submitted March 8, ISRI provided feedback on measurement strategies for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed national recycling goal to attain a 50% recycling rate by 2030. Overall, ISRI supports the goal and believes it “may be attainable” with strong support and leadership from the EPA and from other recycling stakeholders. The...

The ISRI2021 Main Stage will welcome José Andrés, an internationally recognized culinary innovator, author, educator, and humanitarian. Andrés is also the chef/owner of ThinkFoodGroup, the company behind his group of restaurants. Its singular mission is to change the world through the power of food. Known for his groundbreaking avant-garde cuisine, as well as his award-winning...

A group of plastic packaging manufacturers and lubricant manufacturers has formed The National Lubricant Container Recycling Coalition (NLCRC). The coalition’s goal is to address the challenges involved in recovering postconsumer plastic lubricant containers for recycling. NLCRC aims to establish a market-sustaining program that drives the recovery and recycling of plastic lubricant containers. The idea for...