The new NERC report includes 15 new and 10 expanding facilities processing recycled plastics in North America. | Warut Chinsai/Shutterstock
The North American plastics recycling sector is poised to add over 1 billion pounds of annual capacity, according to a group charting processing growth.
Biffa’s new facility is capable of recycling 57,000 metric tons of PET annually. | Courtesy of Biffa.
A plant capable of recycling nearly 126 million pounds of PET bottles per year is coming on-line today from Biffa in the United Kingdom.
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Packaging producer Cascades will purchase new thermoforming lines for products made with recycled PS and PET content, the company announced. Continue Reading
Plastics recycling stakeholders, it’s time to elevate your game. That was the message delivered in a variety of different ways from industry leaders in New Orleans this week.
As a Baltimore-area plastics recovery facility ramps up to full production, a project leader discusses the plastics currently entering and leaving the building. Continue Reading
Projects that improve polypropylene packaging recovery are eligible for substantial financial support from the Closed Loop Fund.
When added to recycled plastic melt streams, a specially designed particle can break up and scatter contaminants, boost throughputs and help disperse other additives, according to the product’s developer.
Unilever thinks the key to tackling multi-material flexible packaging waste may be to dissolve, separate and precipitate its PE content so it can be recycled. The giant brand owner plans to test the approach at a facility in East Java, Indonesia.
As Loop Industries pushes forward its depolymerization method on multi-layer packaging, the startup is also highlighting the potential of recycling opaque PET containers and textiles.
Greg Janson of plastics reclaimer QRS Recycling knows all too well what happens when material suppliers aren’t informed about load quality.