Readers displayed eclectic interests last month, clicking on stories about plastic theft, a virgin plastic company’s purchase of a reclaimer, updates on China and more.
Readers displayed eclectic interests last month, clicking on stories about plastic theft, a virgin plastic company’s purchase of a reclaimer, updates on China and more.
In one Chicago recycling facility, natural and colored HDPE are being picked from the residential recyclables mix with the latest sorting technology: a robot with artificial intelligence.
To keep up with the top export destinations for U.S.-sourced scrap plastics, Plastics Recycling Update examined the latest shipping data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Low-cost recovered PE film continues to drive record profits for Trex, which uses hundreds of millions of pounds of the plastic in its composite lumber products each year.
A global labels company has developed a PET bottle label that meets recyclability standards and is made with post-consumer plastic.
Depolymerization company Loop Industries has signed a letter of intent to supply recycled PET to beauty products giant L’Oréal.
Projects advancing recovery of difficult-to-recycle plastics will receive funding through a federal initiative to support U.S. manufacturing and energy efficiency.
A project begins recycling post-consumer black packaging into new food packaging, and an advanced filter helps a U.S. reclaimer clean its PP melt.
PepsiCo has scaled up its commitment to The Recycling Partnership, and a leader at the beverage company says the money will be geared toward improving local programs.
Two plastics recycling company executives will spend two years in prison for their involvement in a scheme to buy and recycle stolen Postal Service plastic pallets.