Recycling for U.S. PET bottles in 2023 gained 4 percentage points on the year to reach 33%, the highest rate since 1996, according to a report from the National Association for PET Container Resources industry group.
Average commodity prices rose slightly in the third quarter of the year due to national and regional trends, though the growth appears to be cooling off, according to the latest report from the Northeast Recycling Council.
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Natural HDPE notched a double-digit percentage increase in value this month, but it was an outlier: All other major curbside plastic grades either fell or were unchanged in value.
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by Nina Bellucci Butler and Stacey Luddy
Elevating recycling rates and building a circular economy requires more collaboration and overcoming the challenges in data management to drive solutions.
by Charles David Mathieu-Poulin
A research project tests the ability of a PET reclaimer to process PET thermoforms.
by Michael Washburn
Deadlines for recycled content compliance in various states are coming soon and the industry is set up to fail.
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by Jared Paben
An autonomous system developed by Bulk Handling Systems is really more of a sorting loop than a 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.
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.
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