End-market effort grows demand by nearly 7 million pounds
by Colin Staub
The Association of Plastic Recyclers says its Demand Champions effort has helped pull more plastic through the recycling system in its first year.
by Colin Staub
The Association of Plastic Recyclers says its Demand Champions effort has helped pull more plastic through the recycling system in its first year.
by Jared Paben
A huge PET recycling plant has begun operations in the Los Angeles area, and details have been released about equipment working in the vertically integrated facility.
by Jared Paben
A depolymerization technology firm has landed an RPET sales deal with one of the world’s largest food and drink companies.
by Dan Leif
Growing has become modus operandi for reclaimer US Plastics Recovery, which recently moved into a 75,000-square-foot space and is looking to triple its capacity this year.
by Jared Paben
Stakeholders have worked hard to develop recycling-friendly shrink-sleeve bottle labels, but brand owners have not yet adopted the idea on a large scale. Here’s a look at all the factors at play.
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
A recycling process using a rotary drum and infrared radiation effectively decontaminates PET, according to the FDA. The agency also gave a nod to recycling a PP/HDPE blend into food packaging.
by Jared Paben
A global flexible packaging producer has partnered with a German recycling technology company to process multi-layer film scrap via a solvent-based technique.
by Jared Paben
After paper recycling companies extract fiber from cartons, they’re often left with a plastic-aluminum mix that’s sent to disposal. An Italian company has begun recycling that mix into pellet.
