Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will ban a number of single-use plastic products and will support establishing extended producer responsibility for plastic items.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will ban a number of single-use plastic products and will support establishing extended producer responsibility for plastic items.
The price of natural HDPE seems to have leveled out at a historically low level, falling only 0.6% over the past month.
Coca-Cola will invest more than $19 million in a PET recycling facility in the Philippines, marking the company’s first plastics recycling operation in Southeast Asia.
Brands across the globe are announcing goals to use high levels of recycled plastic. But the companies that actually deliver PCR to the market are predicting a major hurdle: supply shortfalls.
A labels provider is selling a pressure-sensitive option that cleanly separates and floats during the PET recycling process. Meanwhile, a chemical company unveiled two recycling-friendly shrink sleeve label products.
Earlier this year, global plastics producer Indorama Ventures acquired reclaimer Custom Polymers PET. Financial filings show the deal was worth $30 million.
Nestlé Waters North America is betting that it can connect with consumers over the long term by using high levels of recovered material.
Readers last month were drawn to a variety of news articles, including those covering international trade, updates from a PET reclaimer, investments in recycling companies and introduced legislation.
Far Eastern New Century this week bought Phoenix Technologies, marking the latest instance of a large plastics manufacturer deepening its stake in U.S. recycling.
A pair of California bills taking aim at single-use plastic packaging are getting close to the governor’s desk.