Author Archives: Editorial Staff

News from Greenlabs Recycling, Pyrowave and more

Published: November 29, 2022
Updated: November 29, 2022
by Editorial Staff

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News from the Product Stewardship Institute, TC Transcontinental Packaging and more

Published: November 15, 2022
Updated: November 22, 2022
by Editorial Staff

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News from Aduro Clean Technologies, Bühler and more

Published: November 8, 2022
Updated: November 8, 2022
by Editorial Staff

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Our top stories from October 2022

Published: November 1, 2022
Updated: November 3, 2022
by Editorial Staff

A controversial Greenpeace report on plastics recyclability drew our readers’ attention last month. | zlikovec/Shutterstock

KW Plastics’ residue-management plans, ExxonMobil’s chemical recycling vision and more drew our readers’ clicks last month. Continue Reading

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News from PureCycle, Dow and more

Published: November 1, 2022
Updated: November 1, 2022
by Editorial Staff

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News from AMP Robotics, CRDC Global and more

Published: October 25, 2022
Updated: October 25, 2022
by Editorial Staff

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News from Circulus, Kraft Heinz and more

Published: October 18, 2022
Updated: October 18, 2022
by Editorial Staff

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Data Sort: US plastics processing by the numbers

Published: October 18, 2022
Updated: October 18, 2022
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged data, Winter 2022 |

PET and HDPE scrap prices rise

Published: October 11, 2022
Updated: October 11, 2022
by Editorial Staff

Reclaimers are paying more for bales of post-consumer PET and HDPE this month, but the price of PP scrap has plummeted since September.

Posted in News, Top stories | Tagged markets |

News from Cleanfarms, LyondellBasell and more

Published: October 11, 2022
Updated: October 11, 2022
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

The latest plastics recycling news

Amcor triples goal for use of recycled resin
After several years of gains in recycled content usage, Amcor is setting a new recycled content goal of 30% by 2030, tripling its previous target.
EU eyes higher recycled content requirements
Online delivery packaging, takeaway cups and plastic drink bottles could see new targets for reuse and recycled content under proposals from the European Commission.
Beyond bottles, McKinsey sees big need for sorting investments
Plastics producers rolling out chemical recycling technologies can access new feedstock streams by helping to finance secondary sortation facilities, according to a McKinsey study.
Dow, WM team up on curbside residential film project
Dow and WM are partnering on a pilot program that will give some Chicago residents the option of recycling plastic films curbside.
Processor secures closed-loop PP recycling deal
A British Columbia electronics recycling company has struck a supply deal allowing true closed-loop recycling of polypropylene from lead batteries.
What’s the right role for chemical recycling?
Mechanical recycling should take priority over chemical recycling, but there will need to be several technical solutions to the world’s plastic problem, argued panelists on a recent Product Stewardship Institute webinar.
APR meeting dives into PR, policy and more
Hundreds of plastics recycling professionals met in Texas last week to discuss policy changes, public relations, APR’s organizational growth and more, all at a time of considerable strain and change in the business.