The CEO of Trex said the composite lumber company will supplant external resin purchases with pellets from its new Arkansas facility. | Photo Courtesy of Trex
Although the new Trex composite lumber plant in Arkansas will not start production until 2027, the company’s recycling facility will begin processing post-consumer plastic film in early 2025, the CEO said during a quarterly earnings call. Continue Reading
The industry-led Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag conducted a three-month pilot project that implemented store signage, enlisted employees to help effect behavior change and included out-of-store marketing. | Photo by Nick Pizzolato
When retail stores encouraged consumers to bring their own bags or opt out of using one, nearly 5% fewer single-use plastic bags were used, according to a report from the industry-led Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag. Continue Reading
The Houston-based chemicals powerhouse has been pursuing an aggressive strategy as it shifts focus toward circularity. | JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock
Chemical majors LyondellBasell and Chevron Phillips Chemical have invested an undisclosed amount in recycling technology company Alterra to help commercialize chemical recycling technology for plastics. Continue Reading
Researchers from varied backgrounds published a paper that aims to facilitate conversations between various stakeholders in plastics recycling. | FabrikaSimf/Shutterstock
A group of researchers hopes to foster discussion and cooperation throughout the plastics value chain with their recent paper in the scientific journal Nature.
Finland-based Specim offers a mid-wave infrared imaging that it says can provide more nuanced sorting of black plastics. | Courtesy of Specim
Black plastics are difficult to recycle due to their light-absorbing properties, which interfere with optical sensors at MRFs. But Finland-based Specim says it has a solution. Continue Reading
Panelists at the 2024 E-Scrap Conference provided insight into issues facing e-plastics, and their views on what lies ahead. | Big Wave Productions/Resource Recycling
With domestic demand building slowly, U.S. processors must look to industries outside electronics manufacturing to absorb their e-plastics volumes, according to panelists at the recent E-Scrap Conference in Orlando. Continue Reading
The latest addition to the company’s Revoloop brand offers performance similar to virgin resin. | Richard Frazier/Shutterstock
Global PE heavyweight Dow recently introduced a line of resins containing 30-100% PCR for use in cable jacketing applications.
Global flavoring giant McCormick views incorporating PCR as low-hanging fruit in reducing Scope 3 emissions and values climate issues over competition, according to its chief sustainability officer. | JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock
Meeting sustainability targets such as increased PCR content are not just the right thing to do but also essential for maintaining high performance, according to the chief sustainability officer at flavoring giant McCormick & Co.
A natural disaster and a potentially catastrophic dockworker strike have highlighted weaknesses in the supply chain. | TajdidProtik/Shutterstock
Even as the U.S. Southeast continues to clean up after Hurricane Helene, the western coast of Florida is bracing for Milton, which is expected to be the second category 5 storm in less than two weeks to hit the area.
The new leader of the pact discussed his vision for the organization and how he plans to tackle the many challenges ahead. | Meaw_Stocker/Shutterstock
In July, Jonathan Quinn was named CEO of the U.S. Plastics Pact, succeeding Executive Director Emily Tipaldo. Continue Reading