Processors of packaging waste in the U.K. are calling for major reforms to the current packaging recovery note (PRN) system, which they contend encourages exports of scrap material.
Processors of packaging waste in the U.K. are calling for major reforms to the current packaging recovery note (PRN) system, which they contend encourages exports of scrap material.
Recycling organizations will try to sell Congress on the economic and environmental benefits of the U.S. EPA’s Waste Minimization and Recycling program, which is cut in President Trump’s proposed budget.
If all non-recycled plastics in the U.S. were converted to oil, the effort would generate enough transportation fuel to power nearly 9 million cars per year.
New research suggests mixed-waste MRFs are capable of recovering more plastics than single-stream facilities.
A company creating plastics processing aids from recycled plastics has announced a new line of PP waxes.
A manufacturer has been recognized for its process that uses 100 percent post-consumer plastics from e-scrap, as well as packaging and textiles, sourced from recycling companies across the U.S.
Researchers develop new chemical and mechanical methods of processing difficult-to-recycle materials, and a patent is awarded for twin-screw extruder design improvements.
Scientists are using an enzyme to break down PET and PU into their component monomers and then employing bacteria to rebuild them into a PHA bioplastic. Continue Reading
Unifi’s new PET recycling plant uses advanced dry de-labeling equipment and a host of optical sorters to generate a clean feedstock for fiber manufacturing. Continue Reading
A new compatibilizer boosts the properties of plastics made from mixed streams of PP and PE, according to DuPont. Continue Reading