Plastics Recycling Update Magazine

As plastic dominates textile production, recycling sectors are merging and new methods are taking hold. | Sve_M/Shutterstock This article appeared...

Purification and depolymerization and conversion, oh, my! We look into these technologies and their role in plastics recovery. | Rost9/Shutterstock...

APR's guide to designing for recyclability marks three decades of improvement and change. | Almost Green Studio/Shutterstock. This article appeared...

State policy moves, competition from virgin resin and other trends are likely to define the year ahead. | Artography/Shutterstock This...

Bill O’Grady — a former board member and influential chairman of the Association of Plastic Recyclers, a current board member...

Huguette Roe/Shutterstock A spate of recent laws in various states set lofty goals for both recycling materials and putting that...

The U.S. PET bottle recovery rate made a notable jump, reaching 28.6%, according to an industry report published Dec. 14....

Konektus Photo/Shutterstock PET bottles are often identified as the most commonly recycled plastic in North America. However, some technical and...

Courtesy of Stina Inc. Stina Inc. collects data at a critical step in the plastic recycling value chain—from recyclers. These...

China's import policy shift, announced in 2017, shook up markets for recycling stakeholders globally, but the impacts and rationale inside...