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APR launches recyclability assessment platform

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The Association of Plastic Recyclers will launch a new digital platform to help brands and packaging suppliers evaluate the recyclability of entire plastic packages and prepare for policy requirements in the US and abroad.

 

Resynergi moving operations out of California

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Chemical recycling startup Resynergi will move its operations from northern California to another state after experiencing more community pushback than it expected, the CEO said.

France incentives spur restart on work for recycling plant

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Recycling technology company Carbios will restart construction on its enzymatic PET recycling plant in Longlaville, a move attributed in part to French governmental incentives. The so-called biorecycling plant is expected to start production in the second half of 2027.

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FROM THE PRINT EDITION

Five trends for plastic recycling in 2025

by Steve Alexander

State policy moves, competition from virgin resin and other trends are likely to define the year ahead.

The Design Guide turns 30

by Dan Holtmeyer

APR’s guide to designing for recyclability marks three decades of improvement and change.

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Breaking down chemical recycling

by Marissa Heffernan

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

The new age of textile recycling

by Colin Staub

As plastic dominates textile production, recycling sectors are merging and new methods are taking hold.

Textile recycling: Where do we stand?

by Marisa Adler

In the past decade, we’ve seen a wave of textile recyclers emerge, seeking to fill a gap in textile recycling to meet soaring demand for recycled fibers.

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FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY

A new approach to sorting PET and more at MRFs

by Jared Paben

An autonomous system developed by Bulk Handling Systems is really more of a sorting loop than a sorting line.

BHS container sorting loop rendering.

PP grant brings robot to a facility’s sorting line

by Jared Paben

With a little help from The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, a Fresno-based MRF has entered the world of robotics.

AMP Robotics installation team.

How a de-dusting system cleaned up RPET sheets

by Jared Paben

Specialized equipment is reducing the presence of gels in rPlanet Earth’s RPET sheets, allowing the Southern California-based reclaimer to sell them for higher prices.

Pelletron De-Duster installed on site.

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