A Canadian company’s bottle-to-bottle recycling operation gets a boost, and a recyclable oxygen-barrier film is developed for food packaging.
A Canadian company’s bottle-to-bottle recycling operation gets a boost, and a recyclable oxygen-barrier film is developed for food packaging.
French company Carbios has developed an enzyme-based recycling technology, which breaks down PET into monomers that can be used to create new plastic. Continue Reading
An industrial products manufacturer using recycled plastics receives an investment, and an alcohol brand will increase the recyclability of its packaging.
Developments tied to China’s ongoing import crackdown grabbed readers’ attention last month. Other popular stories included a look at Ziploc’s curbside hopes and an analysis of bale yield trends.
Meal kits delivered straight to your doorstep are marketed as providing fresh, healthful food in a convenient way. But they also contain a lot of non-recyclable packaging, much of which carries problematic labeling.
The recent decrease in crude oil prices to the lowest levels since August 2016 is already affecting prices for aromatic petrochemicals such as benzene, as well as the plastics derived from them.
The location of the planned PS foam recycling facility adjacent to an existing bromine recovery unit in Terneuzen, Netherlands.
European groups are backing an initiative to recycle polystyrene materials containing a banned flame retardant. They recently reported key progress in their effort.
PE capacity in the North American market is expected to increase, and Pennsylvania’s governor says he’ll veto legislation prohibiting local plastic bag bans.
The plastics recycling industry is grappling with what to do about China’s Green Fence, with some arguing it’s a disaster and others saying it’s the best thing to happen to domestic plastics recycling in years.
A plastics recycling firm in Central Florida says investments are in place to build two wash lines and sell almost six months-worth of agricultural plastics.