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Report: Internal plastic dunnage poses challenge in automotive packaging recycling
A new report from Suppliers Partnership for the Environment has found that internal plastic dunnage poses the greatest recovery challenges when it comes to recycling automotive plastic packaging. The report, "Moving Automotive Supply Chain Plastic Packaging Toward a Sustainable Circular Economy: Full Report and Playbook," was developed in collaboration with Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) and looked at how to increase recycling of internal plastic dunnage and packaging. Because internal pla...
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North Carolina transportation infrastructure faces long road to recovery after Hurricane Helene
More than 600 roads across North Carolina have reopened, but North Carolina Department of Transportation officials said ...Read More »
FRA awards more than $108M for rural rail safety projects
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it had awarded mo...Read More »
North Carolina Railroad Company launches $10M recovery program for communities devastated by Hurricane Helene
The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) announced Tuesday that it was launching a disaster recovery relief grant prog...Read More »
Bicameral amicus brief criticizing FHWA’s emissions rule filed
On Tuesday, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and nearly 30 other Congress members filed a bic...Read More »
USDOT proposes shipping rule simplification to improve supply chain
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) said...Read More »
FHWA sends $100M to North Carolina for hurricane damaged roads, bridges
On Saturday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the immediate ava...Read More »
Texas Transportation Commission approves historic funding for ship channels
The Texas Transportation Commission said on Oct. 3 it approved historic levels of funding for ship channel improvement p...Read More »
Study on doubling NY Penn Station capacity finds no current options meet the goal
A new report on the feasibility of doubling the capacity of New York’s Penn Station without expanding the station’s ...Read More »
FHWA awards $62 billion for infrastructure projects
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced it had awarded $62...Read More »
Federal Railroad Administration accident investigations now will include input from victims
A new rule finalized Oct. 1 by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recognizes that people who are directly involve...Read More »
