Press Release – Recycle Cartons

The Carton Council Announces Education Award Recipients

bushwickadmin — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:30:08 +0000

Dearborn County Solid Waste Management District receives top award DENTON, Texas; Feb. 27, 2024 – The Carton Council announced today the recipients of its 2023 Community Education Award program, designed to incentivize greater resident education surrounding recycling, with a focus on food and beverage carton recycling. Eleven organizations from across the U.S. are receiving $2,000…

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The Carton Council and Kelly Green Products Announce Fully Commissioned End Market for Cartons

bushwickadmin — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 23:32:56 +0000

Connecticut facility recycles cartons into sustainable building materials, creating new opportunities for carton recycling in the Northeast Waterbury, Conn.; Nov. 14, 2023 – The Carton Council and Kelly Green Products announced today that the Kelly Green Products manufacturing facility in Connecticut is now fully operational, recycling food and beverage cartons 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Collaborative Grant Supports New Recycling Facility in Chicago

bushwickadmin — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Enhanced recycling capabilities available for over 1 million residents in Midwest CHICAGO; August 14, 2023 — A new materials recovery facility (MRF) has opened in the city of Chicago with state-of-the-art equipment thanks to a collaborative grant from the Carton Council of North America and the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI). The opening of this facility, which will be operated by…

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Carton Council Announces New Podcast Series

bushwickadmin — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

DENTON, Texas; Aug. 9 – The Carton Council of North America today announced the launch of its new podcast series, “Road to Recycling,” showcasing the journey to grow food and beverage carton recycling and the partnerships made along the way. “Collaboration creates results, and it is a cornerstone of the Carton Council strategy,” said Larine Urbina, vice president of communications for the Carton…

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The Carton Council Announces New Sustainability and School Recycling Leader

bushwickadmin — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The Carton Council of North America is pleased to announce the appointment of Lynn Dyer as vice president of sustainability and school recycling, and Carton Council board member. Dyer is the chief sustainability officer at Carton Council member company Pactiv Evergreen. Prior to that, she served as president of the Foodservice Packaging Institute. “Lynn brings a wealth of knowledge in the…

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New Technology Enables Paper Cup Recycling and Improves Food and Beverage Carton Recycling in Dallas

bushwickadmin — Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

DENTON, Texas, May 25, 2023 – FCC Environmental Services, a leading waste management provider in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, has installed new robotic sorting technology at its materials recovery facility (MRF). This cutting-edge technology will enable the MRF to start accepting and sorting paper cups, and more efficiently capture food and beverage cartons from residents throughout the…

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Availability is the Most Important Factor for Motivating Consumers to Recycle, Research Reveals

bushwickadmin — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

DENTON, Texas, April 5, 2023 – While recycling is a critical part of our circular economy to ensure there is feedstock to manufacture new products, getting consumers to recycle remains an ongoing challenge. The Carton Council commisioned a study that looks at the behavior science behind recycling to better understand how people make decisions and what behavior changes could be made to improve…

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Carton Recycling Celebrates Accomplishments in 2022 and Identifies Goals for 2023

bushwickadmin — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Carton recycling available to more than 62% of U.S. households DENTON, Texas, Feb. 22, 2023 – The Carton Council of North America announced that entering 2023, 78.6 million U.S. households can recycle their food and beverage cartons through their local recycling programs. That means more than 62% of all U.S. households have access to carton recycling. The following communities officially added…

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Carton Council Announces Grants for Community Recycling Education That Includes Cartons

bushwickadmin — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Eligible communities can receive up to $5K for recycling education efforts DENTON, Texas, Feb. 7, 2023 – The Carton Council today announced their 2023 Community Education Award program to incentivize and improve recycling education in communities across the U.S. Any entity which is responsible for educating its residents about their local recycling program is eligible if food and beverage…

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Can I Recycle That? Most Americans Look to Packaging First to Determine Recyclability

bushwickadmin — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

DENTON, Texas, Nov. 7, 2022 – For companies and brands looking to improve the likelihood their package gets recycled this America Recycles Day, new research reinforces the critical importance of recycling information included on packaging. According to research commissioned by the Carton Council of North America, the vast majority of consumers (75%) said they would assume a package is NOT…

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