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 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.
This Saturday, April 22 marks Earth Day, an event that was first celebrated in the U.S. 47 years ago. Industry entities are marking the occasion with efforts that range from impactful to flat-out quirky.
Markets were on the minds of readers last month, with a number of our most popular stories offering analysis on demand for recovered plastic material.
Drones patrol Britain’s beaches in search of shoreline plastics, and prices rise in the U.S. for recovered HDPE and PET.
Stories about China’s crackdown on illegal plastic imports and a new LDPE recycling facility in Texas attracted readers’ clicks in March.