A scientific panel signed off on a slew of PET recycling technologies this year, determining they produce clean RPET that can be used in food and drink packaging.
A scientific panel signed off on a slew of PET recycling technologies this year, determining they produce clean RPET that can be used in food and drink packaging.
Polystyrene producer INEOS Styrolution has recently partnered with a pair of companies that are developing emerging chemical PS recycling processes. An INEOS executive said the activity is the first step toward what partners hope will be a full-scale polystyrene recycling consortium.
A study commissioned by Closed Loop Partners identifies strategies to enhance the PET bottle recycling system, allowing RPET to better compete with virgin plastic.
When it comes to recovering polyester from textiles, chemical recycling technologies might just be what the reclaimer ordered, a new report suggests.
The state of California has awarded millions of dollars in grants to projects that will recycle ag plastics and PET bottles.
A Canadian organization with a focus on marine debris is building a global effort to facilitate collection of plastics from impoverished countries and connect that material with end users.
A producer of 100 percent post-consumer PET thermoform packaging has drawn the attention of an investment group that sees sustainable packaging as a growing market.
In times dominated by political divide, materials recovery is one area that has bipartisan support — at least on America Recycles Day.
Plastics recovery declined by 36 percent in the Lone Star State from 2013 to 2015, according to a new report.
