Extruder and optical sorter innovations are celebrated in Europe, and a gasification process is used to recycle mixed plastics into a cellulose-based plastic that can replace ABS.
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Extruder and optical sorter innovations are celebrated in Europe, and a gasification process is used to recycle mixed plastics into a cellulose-based plastic that can replace ABS.
Readers last month were drawn to articles about a brand owner’s RPET ambitions, markets analysis, gasification technology, scrap smuggling and legislation.
News about India’s upcoming scrap plastics ban attracted readers’ clicks last month, along with stories about virgin plastics manufacturers, flexible packaging recycling startups and more.
APR’s John Standish on stage at the APR Plastics Recycling Showcase and Technical Forum.
The global nature of the business, equipment advances and packaging innovations were all covered in this year’s Association of Plastic Recyclers Plastics Recycling Showcase and Technical Forum.
Plastics perceptions, waste reduction goals and marine debris efforts were among the meaty topics explored by the Association of Plastic Recyclers last week.
Photos of last week’s Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show capture the learning, deal-making and networking at the annual event.
Stories about emerging outlets for mixed plastics dominated our readers’ attention last month.
A number of companies have announced developments in technologies for breaking down plastics for use in other products. Here are a few of the notable news items.
Over the last year, China has closed its doors to virtually all recovered plastic imports, leading to turmoil for exporters and others. But are recycling connections between North America and China ending, or simply evolving?
Articles about chemical companies and retailers moving to embrace recycling grabbed readers’ attention last month.