Group looks to build ‘critical mass’ around PP recovery
by Dan Leif
The Recycling Partnership has launched the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition to develop holistic solutions for diverting the growing array of packaging made with No. 5 plastic.
by Dan Leif
The Recycling Partnership has launched the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition to develop holistic solutions for diverting the growing array of packaging made with No. 5 plastic.
by Jared Paben
During a conference workshop last week, representatives from a variety of emerging companies discussed finding suitable feedstocks, striking lasting partnerships and communicating recycled content to consumers.
by Jared Paben
Global PET producer Indorama Ventures paid nearly $25 million for California PET reclaimer Green Fiber International, new financial disclosures show.
by Dan Leif
A sustainability leader at Dow discusses the recent shift in public dialogue around packaging and polymers – and how it has caused the wider plastics industry to prioritize materials recovery in new ways.
by More Recycling
Consulting and research firm More Recycling looked at why post-consumer resin tends to be more expensive than virgin plastic.
by Dan Leif
Leaders at Macon, Ga. company A1 Polymer Recycling see China’s import restrictions as an opportunity for the U.S. to create jobs domestically by recycling scrap plastics.
Readers of our Plastics Recycling Update: Technology Edition newsletter were drawn to stories about equipment and additive innovations, brand owner investments, PCR use in packaging and, in particular, food-contact approvals in the U.S. and Europe.
by Jared Paben
A major packaging producer will begin using a discrete barcode technology that can provide optical sorters with critical recycling information.
by Jared Paben
A panel determined that recycling technologies from Bandera, Erema, Poly Recycling and Starlinger produce RPET that’s safe for use in food and drink packaging.
by Jared Paben
A group’s green light to use recycled HDPE in road drainage pipes opens a potentially massive market for recovered plastic. Officials recently explained the work that drove the decision.
