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Paper Cup Acceptance at US Mills Reaches New Milestone
The total number of U.S. paper mills accepting paper cups is now more than 40, marking “significant progress” since the end of last year.
Foodservice Packagers Work to Pump Curbside Recycling of Their Materials
Two-thirds of foodservice packaging is for to-go orders and winds up back in consumers’ homes. FPI conducted a resident survey looking for insight to inform messaging around recycling and to home in on missed recovery opportunities.
Webinar Recording: Insights into Effective Resident Education
In December 2023, FPI held a webinar that shared information on the effect of images, language and special instructions related to recycling take-out containers. We also learned about best practices and tools, and heard real-world examples of resident education from communities and haulers.
National Survey of Over 1,000 U.S. Residents Provides Insight on Recycling Decisions
FPI released a summary of findings from its Resident Messaging Survey, sharing information related to resident assumptions on recyclability, awareness of what items can be recycled, and top sources of recycling instructions. The survey focused on recycling messaging related to take-out items such as plastic cups and containers, paper cups and pizza boxes.
Foodservice Packaging Institute’s Efforts Enable Over 7 Million Additional Households to Recycle Cups and Take-out Containers
FPI has launched more than 20 community partnerships, utilizing collaboration and communication to identify, test and increase acceptance of food service packaging for recycling. At the heart of each of these recycling success stories are the MRF-to-mill pathways.
Eco-Products Launches Program to Prevent Compost Contamination
Eco-Products has launched a new program that will help foodservice operators keep non-compostable items from contaminating their compostable organics streams. Research done in 2022, the CompostAble Chicago study, found that restaurants and other vendors may divert more food scraps and other materials from landfills if they adopt compostable packaging into their operations.
MRF to Mill
FPI has launched more than 20 community partnerships, utilizing collaboration and communication to identify, test and increase acceptance of food service packaging for recycling. At the heart of each of these recycling success stories are the MRF-to-mill pathways.
Grant Helps Fund Opening of New Chicago MRF
A new materials recovery facility (MRF) has opened in Chicago with equipment thanks to a collaborative grant from the Carton Council of North America and the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI).
Collaboration Across Value Chains Key to Increasing Foodservice Packaging Recycling
Industry consultants on a recent Foodservice Packaging Institute webinar described three studies examining food service packaging recovery.
Study Explores Cleanliness of Food Packaging in Bins
From the article: The latest FPI study took place in 2022 and investigated whether levels of food residue on foodservice packaging differed from those found on the food contact packaging that is more traditionally included in recycling programs.
Chicago, IL Introduces Paper Cup Recycling
LRS, the City of Chicago’s blue cart recycling service provider for four of the six zones, has expanded its list of accepted materials to now include paper cups.
Accelerated Solutions: NextCycle Works to Accelerate Solutions to Address Plastics in a Growing Circular Economy
NextCycle is designed around accelerating solutions toward a circular economy where “waste” is no longer part of the system and is adapted strategically to meet specific regional, statewide and national needs. Read about the FPI-supported NextCycle program.
City of Memphis Introduces Paper Cup Recycling
The city of Memphis has partnered with the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) as the latest city to introduce residential paper cup recycling as more than 182,000 households now can recycle clean, empty paper cups through the city’s curbside program.
New Technology Enables Paper Cup Recycling and Improves Food and Beverage Carton Recycling in Dallas, TX
New robotic sorting technology enables FCC Environmental Services MRF to start accepting and sorting paper cups, and more efficiently capture food and beverage cartons from residents throughout the greater Dallas area.
Tulsa Recycling Plant Educates on Proper Way to Recycle Take-out Food Containers
News on 6 (KOTV) covered American Waste Control’s announcement to educate Tulsa, Oklahoma, residents on the proper way to recycle take-out food containers like paper cups, pizza boxes, and plastic containers.
Catawba County, NC IntroducesCurbside Paper Cup Recycling
Over 63,000 households in Catawba County can now place clean and empty paper cups in recycling bins for curbside collection thanks to a partnership with the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI).
Paper Cup Recycling Begins Rolling Out in the Carolinas
FPI announced the plan to add paper cups to residential recycling programs in North Carolina and South Carolina. The first phase will bring cup recycling to New Hanover County, N.C., which sends its recyclables to Sonoco Recycling.
New Hanover, NC, Now Accepting New Materials for Recycling
Included among the materials that will be accepted for recycling now are paper-based items like to-go cups used at restaurants and coffee shops, along with cartons used to hold liquids like juice, milk or stocks and broths.
Press Release: CompostAble Chicago Study
The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) and partners have released the CompostAble Chicago study, which examines several existing programs, the materials they recover, and the operating conditions that contribute to successful programs.
How Cities are Strengthening Programs for Long-term Success
Representatives from cities large and small described the efforts they’ve made in the “Resiliency at the Local Level” session, held Aug. 16 as part of the Resource Recycling Conference held Aug. 15-17 in Austin, Texas.