Recycled PE and PP waxes are found to boost asphalt performance, and nylon 6,6 recovered from airbag scrap is used in new pressure washers.
Recycled PE and PP waxes are found to boost asphalt performance, and nylon 6,6 recovered from airbag scrap is used in new pressure washers.
The 2019 Plastics Recycling Conference will open with a highly anticipated session bringing virgin plastics manufacturers to the stage to discuss their work pushing for circular economy solutions for polymers.
Waste Management’s CEO talks about disinvesting in recycling, and an agricultural plastics recycling program is expanding.
Articles about the U.S. PET recycling rate and a reclaimer’s expansion took top positions on last month’s readership list.
Readers displayed varied interests last month, gravitating toward stories about export markets, Chinese investment in the U.S., ocean plastics legislation and PET recycling technologies.
The Mondi pouch with removable panels.
Brand owners and packaging providers have rolled out innovative replacements for difficult-to-recycle multi-layer plastic packaging.
A project seeks to inspire improvements in PA and PU recycling, ocean plastics make their way into surfboards, and a depolymerization startup inks a deal with PepsiCo.
Two of the largest recycling events in the United States and Europe have formed a strategic alliance. The move brings together the U.S.-based Plastics Recycling Conference and the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) as the recycling of plastics takes on increasing global importance.
Eclectic interests were on display last month, with readers clicking on stories about markets, sustainability goals and technology.
Since the implementation of Chinese scrap import restrictions a number of Chinese companies have set up shop or established partnerships in the U.S. to process material and bypass restrictions. Continue Reading