China will expand ban to post-industrial plastic
by Colin Staub
China plans to prohibit imports of post-industrial scrap plastic by the end of the year, according to documents published by the country’s environmental department.
by Colin Staub
China plans to prohibit imports of post-industrial scrap plastic by the end of the year, according to documents published by the country’s environmental department.
by Colin Staub
Swedish apparel giant H&M last year saw a notable drop in its consumption of recovered PET for polyester applications. But the company did report progress on marine debris, depolymerization and other initiatives.
by Jared Paben
A consortium focused on recovering marine plastics for recycling has rolled out its first product: an office chair made with recycled nylon.
by Dan Leif and Colin Staub
Data-management technology, export uncertainties and competition in the market have pushed plastic-bale auditing to new heights in North America. The efforts could have far reaching effects on quality.
by Sandi Childs
Blue Apron and other meal kit delivery services are growing in popularity, but they rely on plastic packaging that is often difficult to recycle. An industry trade group recently dug into kits from a few companies to assess the issue and serve up some recyclability recommendations.
by Rafael Reveles
An expert in shredding and granulating explains how to choose the right machine and then customize it to maximum effect.
by Jared Paben
Researchers will use compatibilizers to determine what kind of properties they can achieve when recycling multi-material flexible plastics from hospitals. Their work will help determine recycling options for a substantial portion of the health care plastics waste stream.
by Jared Paben
Flake-washing equipment from Italian equipment company Amut removes contaminants from flake via centrifugal force.
A pyrolysis company converting post-consumer plastics into fuels and waxes will get a big boost from British oil and gas giant BP.
