Ikea buys a stake in a plastics recycling company, and a proposed plastics tax angers industry associations in Southeast Asia.
Ikea buys a stake in a plastics recycling company, and a proposed plastics tax angers industry associations in Southeast Asia.
A government insider says a U.K. bottle deposit is unlikely, and designers find a creative way to utilize discarded plastic bottles.
Pharmacies are encouraged to take advantage of a clean HDPE feedstock, and prize money is put up for packaging innovations.
A patented process for turning plastics to wax and a forward-looking update from Europe were among the topics that captured our readers’ attention last month.
A Japanese innovator has developed a system to de-label recovered plastic bottles, and a Wisconsin company picks up a patent for film recycling technology.
A report detailing the closure of one of North America’s largest plastics reclaimers, and an update on India’s scrap imports ban are among the headlines that captured the attention of Plastics Recycling Update readers last month.
An improvement in virgin feedstocks allows better performance in recycled-content HDPE products, and two companies cooperate to supply a continuous PET-to-textile-fibers line.
Two PET recycling articles and a high-stakes battle over carpet stewardship drew readers’ clicks in April.
New PET packaging presents challenges for reclaimers, and partners find a way to divert hospitals’ PP wrap from landfill.
A container deposit system is set to be introduced in Australia’s most populous state, and Pepsi develops a game to get kids in Poland excited about water bottle recycling.