Large rigid plastics were among the materials recycled in a research project directed by AIMPLAS. | Vershinin89/Shutterstock
The Spanish plastics research institute AIMPLAS has written about a project through which plastics from bulky items were recycled into products using a variety of technologies.
A new film from Amcor can be used in spouted pouches, flow wraps and other types of packaging. | GO DESIGN/Shutterstock
Sesotec in July unveiled the VARISORT+ sorting system, which the company developed to target plastic bottles and trays.
A redesigned optical sorter from Sesotec provides high throughput while maintaining accuracy in identifying different plastics.
The Mistral Compact from Pellenc ST can sort a variety of types of recyclables. | Courtesy of Pellenc ST
Major equipment installations come with logistical considerations, and for space-limited plastics sorting facilities, that makes things complicated.
Tomra’s GAIN system can be used on a conveyor belt traveling up to 3 meters per second.
Tomra Sorting Recycling has launched a feature to help boost capabilities of optical sorters in the company’s Autosort line.
The Maquire WSB 1200 can achieve throughput of up to 4,500 pounds per hour.
Maguire Products has introduced a series of gravimetric blenders tailored for large-throughput applications.
The Herbold Meckesheim SMS 20017 is particularly suitable for material streams with size irregularities.
The latest SMS Series granulator from Herbold Meckesheim is billed as a perfect fit for challenging applications, particularly those requiring high throughput capacities.
CM Shredders’ SOLO Series machines feature four-way reversible tool steel cutting knives.
CM Shredders last fall introduced its SOLO Series of size reduction equipment, which the company designed to have low operational costs and high performance.
Bottled water companies that use recycled plastic have recently made new investments and design choices. | iamshutter/Shutterstock
The company behind Crystal Geyser brand water opened a recycled PET plant in Southern California, and Nestlé Waters North America now averages 16.5% RPET in its U.S. containers. The following are details on recent water bottle announcements.
Chemical recycling uses different processes to break plastics down into other chemicals, which can be used to make fuels, new plastics or many other products. | Vershinin89/Shutterstock
A report from activist organization GAIA claims processing strategies that have been heavily promoted by the polymer industry amount to a “greenwashing tactic” undermining efforts to ban single-use plastics.