Before its closure, Revolve Recycling was working to increase its ability to process mixed plastics. | Setthayos Sansuwansri/Shutterstock
A Utah recycling company that was increasing its ability to sort and sell mixed plastics has closed.
Before its closure, Revolve Recycling was working to increase its ability to process mixed plastics. | Setthayos Sansuwansri/Shutterstock
A Utah recycling company that was increasing its ability to sort and sell mixed plastics has closed.
Avangard Innovative CEO Rick Perez recently shared details on the company’s upcoming expansion. | Anthony Rathbun
Reclaimer Avangard Innovative will grow exponentially in 2020, opening three processing sites to recover and pelletize plastic film.
CarbonLite and Verdeco implied there was friction between the companies and the trade group around recent California legislation. | Looka/Shutterstock
PET-focused CarbonLite Industries and Verdeco Recycling recently exited the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), saying the group has “not embraced fundamental changes in our industry.”
The city of Boise rolled out the EnergyBag program in 2018. | Aleksandr Grechanyuk/Shutterstock
The Hefty EnergyBag program is collecting but not currently processing hard-to-recycle plastics in Boise, Idaho. The program’s downstream processor suspended EnergyBag processing earlier this year to install new equipment.
CarbonLite’s Reading, Pa. plant will produce recycled PET for use in water bottles, thermoforms and other products. | Rendering courtesy of CarbonLite
PET processor CarbonLite is nearing the opening of its third facility, which will produce 85 million pounds of post-consumer resin per year. Continue Reading
Packaging company HLP Klearfold released a 100% RPET folding carton. | Courtesy of HLP Klearfold
A handful of manufacturers have made investments that will improve their consumption of recovered plastics. Continue Reading
PreZero Polymers’ Jurupa Valley, Calif. campus, which is set to open early next year, will process post-consumer film. | Image courtesy of PreZero US
A joint venture is set to launch two U.S. processing plants for hard-to-recycle plastics in 2020, bringing new outlets for lower-grade materials. Investments in the projects will total at least $90 million. Continue Reading
Clear Path Recycling installed a new wash trommel to remove contamination, including sleeve labels, from PET bottles. | Courtesy of Clear Path Recycling.
A $1 million-plus equipment investment is helping North Carolina-based Clear Path Recycling boost PET throughput while using less water and energy.
A video from Prada gives viewers an inside look at Aquafil’s nylon depolymerization plant in Slovenia.
A number of chemical recycling partnerships have been announced lately, involving companies including Ravago, Shell and even fashion brand Prada.
A close-up view shows the wide variety of materials in the mixed-plastic bales. | Jared Paben/Resource Recycling, Inc.
A demonstration project found that by routing mixed bales and MRF residue to a central sorting location, more than 17,000 tons of additional plastics could be captured in the Pacific Northwest each year.