ACC is now able to send disposable paper coffee and soda cups to a facility that turns them into cardboard boxes.

Through a partnership with the Foodservice Packaging Institute ACC Recycling will also be able to recycle paper cups, to-go food containers and paper items such as cup carriers and egg cartons.

This event and initiative is supported by both the Foodservice Packaging Institute and Coca-Cola North America to promote sustainability and recycling.

The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) and project partners released results of their PET Thermoform Cost and Material Flow Analysis study.

Kent County has added clean, empty paper cups to its list of acceptable items in its recycling program.

Kent County residents can now recycle paper coffee and soda cups.

Kent County Department of Public Works, with financial support from the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI), have added paper cups to its recycling program.

The material will be used at two Georgia-Pacific paper mills: one in Green Bay, Wis. and one in Muskogee, Okla., where they make tissue, towel, and napkin products primarily from recycled fiber.

Georgia-Pacific announced its decision to accept cups in mixed-paper bales at the Green Bay, Wis. and Muskogee, Okla. recycled paper mills.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released new industry guidance that aims to clear up consumer confusion regarding the recyclability of pizza boxes.

The Foodservice Packaging Institute has organized a group of industry partners to examine recycling of PET thermoform packaging.

A group organized by the Foodservice Packaging Institute seeks to define the most cost-effective and practical ways to recover this material.

The new guide is intended to provide support to the foodservice packaging supply chain, which is making decisions related to packaging design and factors impacting the recyclability of these materials.

CCRD held an event featuring speeches from local and state officials and recycling representatives to raise awareness of opportunities for recycling in Clark County.

rPlanet Earth and Green Impact Plastics partner to purchase postconsumer thermoform bales from California and other southern states

The Foodservice Packaging Institute awarded Kent County, Michigan, with an education grant to increase the awareness of recycling clean, empty cups and takeout containers.

More than $450,000 is going to Kent County Department of Public Works and Grand Rapids Public Schools to help Michigan reach goal of doubling state’s recycling rate to 30% by 2025.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Foodservice Packaging Institute announced grants to help divert more of the county’s trash away from landfills.

A partnership with the Foodservice Packaging Institute, the city of Denver and recycled fiber mill company Sustana made paper cup acceptance possible in Denver, in spite of recent market shifts.

Sustana Fiber is working to advance the inclusion of takeaway hot and cold cups in the circular economy.