Consumer packaging company Berry Global will increase its presence in the plastics recycling sector by acquiring a European reclaimer.
Consumer packaging company Berry Global will increase its presence in the plastics recycling sector by acquiring a European reclaimer.
A complete ban on scrap plastic imports into India will be delayed until the end of August, giving the global plastics recycling industry some time to adapt.
Chris Cui on stage at the 2019 Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show.
Although the recycling relationship between the U.S. and China was hampered by scrap material restrictions, an expert says companies in both countries can help each other.
Plastics perceptions, waste reduction goals and marine debris efforts were among the meaty topics explored by the Association of Plastic Recyclers last week.
Photos of last week’s Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show capture the learning, deal-making and networking at the annual event.
Polychem, a manufacturer of recycled polyester strapping, has been purchased by a private equity firm.
Consumer packaged goods companies, retailers and packaging producers pledged to buy 5 million metric tons of recycled plastic by 2025, according to an Ellen MacArthur Foundation report.
The U.S. exported 1.3 billion fewer pounds of scrap plastic in 2018 than the year before, new figures show, representing a 35 percent decrease.
Now Plastics, a global film and aluminum foil supplier, is now offering packaging companies films made with post-consumer PET.
Americas Styrenics’ Jon Timbers, left, talks during the opening session of the 2019 Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show.
Executives from large resin makers say circular economy principles are key to their companies’ long-term viability. Putting such a strategy into action will be no easy task, however.