The Plastics Recycling 2017 conference in New Orleans drew roughly 1,700 attendees and was marked by vibrant education sessions and a packed trade show.
Associate Editor Jared Paben has worked for Resource Recycling since December 2014. Most of his earlier career was spent as a reporter for the daily newspaper in Bellingham, Wash., but he also has experience working for the Oregon volunteerism commission and for Oregon nonprofits serving low-income populations. He can be contacted at [email protected].The Plastics Recycling 2017 conference in New Orleans drew roughly 1,700 attendees and was marked by vibrant education sessions and a packed trade show.
A major manufacturer of recycled-content fabrics has received the go-ahead from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to create rPET for food applications.
European stakeholders are developing an innovative system to recycle plastics from cars, electronics and contaminated streams.
A nonprofit polymers R&D group announced the launch of a research project looking at boosting recycled content in food packaging.
Ikea and an Italian partner have developed a recycled PET foil, which is being used in kitchen cabinet fronts.
Labels and packaging company Avery Dennison has expanded the options available to converters and brand owners looking to put recycling-friendly pressure-sensitive labels on PET containers. Continue Reading
Unifi’s new PET recycling plant uses advanced dry de-labeling equipment and a host of optical sorters to generate a clean feedstock for fiber manufacturing. Continue Reading
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Moore Recycling Associates, known for its plastics recycling data analysis, will now be called More Recycling as the company founders move toward partial retirement.
One of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers will incorporate recovered marine plastics into packaging for one product line.
An outreach effort in Connecticut will encourage residents to take advantage of retailer drop-off sites for PE films.