Getting recovered resins approved for use in automotive parts can be challenging, but succeeding can pay major dividends.
Getting recovered resins approved for use in automotive parts can be challenging, but succeeding can pay major dividends.
With the frequency of container deposit-related legislation, advocates often look to other states for examples of what to expect when a new law is proposed, and there’s no shortage of states to refer to.
A patented process for turning plastics to wax and a forward-looking update from Europe were among the topics that captured our readers’ attention last month.
California officials no longer envision immediate cuts to programs funded by the state’s beverage container fund because the fund’s financial future looks brighter.
A Japanese innovator has developed a system to de-label recovered plastic bottles, and a Wisconsin company picks up a patent for film recycling technology.
Researchers in the U.S. and China team up on a solution for PE, and the company behind a planned facility in Indiana brings on an engineering expert.
A report detailing the closure of one of North America’s largest plastics reclaimers, and an update on India’s scrap imports ban are among the headlines that captured the attention of Plastics Recycling Update readers last month.
An improvement in virgin feedstocks allows better performance in recycled-content HDPE products, and two companies cooperate to supply a continuous PET-to-textile-fibers line.
Virgin and recycled PP prices will likely remain above historical averages until additional prime PP capacity comes on-line in the next couple of years, a markets forecasting expert said.
Laura Phillips, Walmart’s vice president of corporate affairs and sustainability, speaks at the company’s recent sustainability summit.
The world’s largest retailer has identified packaging recyclability as a key component of Project Gigaton, its recently announced effort to reduce greenhouse gases in its supply chain.