Details on chemical recycling ventures from virgin plastics producers, including SABIC, drew attention last year. | Casimiro PT/Shutterstock
The past 12 months certainly gave plastics recycling stakeholders plenty to chew on – and the action extended beyond just the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
News that Sonoco is closing a Yakima, Wash. facility that uses recovered PET drew attention last month. | Iurii N/Shutterstock
Articles about the U.S. plastics recycling rate, as well as the country’s contributions to ocean litter, drew our readers’ attention last month.
News about Sabic’s pyrolysis advancements drew attention last month. | Casimiro PT/Shutterstock
Export regulation changes, chemical recycling advances, brand owner action and packaging recyclability nods all drew the clicks last month.
A deal between Merlin Plastics and NOVA Chemicals was big news last month. | Courtesy of NOVA Chemicals.
News about Merlin’s deal with a resin giant grabbed reader attention last month. California’s recycled-content mandate and updates from China also drew lots of interest.
An article about a company turning PET scrap into asphalt binder was of interest in August. | Courtesy of Technisoil.
A story on Brightmark’s procurement plans grabbed reader attention in August. Coverage of film recycling updates also proved popular.
News about a California location now processing hard-to-recycle plastics captured attention last month. | Courtesy of PreZero.
Articles about investments to boost plastics recycling and the future career plans of an industry veteran drew readers’ interest last month.
Sesotec in July unveiled the VARISORT+ sorting system, which the company developed to target plastic bottles and trays.
A redesigned optical sorter from Sesotec provides high throughput while maintaining accuracy in identifying different plastics.
The Maquire WSB 1200 can achieve throughput of up to 4,500 pounds per hour.
Maguire Products has introduced a series of gravimetric blenders tailored for large-throughput applications.
CM Shredders’ SOLO Series machines feature four-way reversible tool steel cutting knives.
CM Shredders last fall introduced its SOLO Series of size reduction equipment, which the company designed to have low operational costs and high performance.
News about the latest approvals to use recycling technologies to create recycled plastic for use in food packaging captured attention last month. | Dolores M. Harvey/Shutterstock
Readers last month were drawn to articles about consumer product brand owners, food-contact RPET approvals, a flexible packaging recovery project and plastics exports.