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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.
Webinar Recording: Research Findings
Webinar shared several FPI-supported studies including recovery of PET thermoforms, PP cups, paper cups, and the impact of food residue on take-out packaging recycling.
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.
Food Residue Study 2022
A food residue study was conducted in November 2022 to learn whether foodservice packaging (such as take-out containers, cups or pizza boxes) set out for recycling were more contaminated than food contact packaging (such as peanut butter jars, cans or pasta boxes). This study served as a follow-up to two previous food residue studies.
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.
Community Partnership | LRS: Chicago-Area
More households in Chicago and the surrounding area can now recycle paper cups along with other take-out containers.
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.
Webinar Recording: Community Partnerships
This webinar recording focused on the FPI community partnership program that works to add a suite of foodservice packaging to curbside recycling and/or composting programs in vetted communities. The panelists walked through the partnership approach, shared resources available to communities, and provided real-world collaboration stories from actual community partners.
Community Partnership | Memphis, TN
More than 182,000 households in the Memphis area are now able to recycle paper cups alongside already accepted foodservice packaging.
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.
Community Partnership | FCC, Dallas-Area, TX
FCC Environmental Services has installed new robotic sorting technology at its MRF enabling greater Dallas area residents to recycle paper cups, and improved recycling of food and beverage cartons.
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.
Community Partnership | Tulsa, OK
Eight municipalities in the Tulsa metropolitan area with over 252,000 households can recycle hot and cold paper cups.
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.