HDPE frac-melt mixed colors regrind from post-consumer and post-industrial scrap sold April 21 at 42 cents per pound picked up U.S. South, up 3 cents per pound from business done in early April.
HDPE frac-melt mixed colors regrind from post-consumer and post-industrial scrap sold April 21 at 42 cents per pound picked up U.S. South, up 3 cents per pound from business done in early April.
Plastic recycling in Minnesota decreased 13 percent in 2015, according to the latest annual report that covers a transition year as the state works to improve its recycling and waste management data reporting.
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EPEAT and other eco-labeling initiatives are helping boost the use of recycled content in plastics used for electronics, an HP executive said recently.
A container deposit system is set to be introduced in Australia’s most populous state, and Pepsi develops a game to get kids in Poland excited about water bottle recycling.
High impact polystyrene regrind prices fell the second week in March, pushed lower by excess availability and static prime polystyrene pricing.
Photo credit: Revolution Plastics
A free service collecting LDPE films commonly used on farms kicked off in central Minnesota this week, the latest expansion for a growing ag-oriented project.
This Saturday, April 22 marks Earth Day, an event that was first celebrated in the U.S. 47 years ago. Industry entities are marking the occasion with efforts that range from impactful to flat-out quirky.
Bottle-grade prime PET prices fell 1.25 cents per pound last week to 56.25 cents per pound, delivered Chicago. Imported PET with an intrinsic viscosity (IV) of 78 milliliters per gram or higher commanded 56 cents per pound delivered duty-paid, down 1 to 2 cents per pound from the previous week.
Construction progress on Waste Management’s Alameda County facility as of February 2017. Photo credit: CalRecycle
An operation in California estimated to cost more than $120 million will extract plastics and other recoverable material from municipal solid waste. But it’s not aimed at replacing curbside recycling collection.