One of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers will incorporate recovered marine plastics into packaging for one product line.
One of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers will incorporate recovered marine plastics into packaging for one product line.
An outreach effort in Connecticut will encourage residents to take advantage of retailer drop-off sites for PE films.
A new report emphasizes improved collection and separation efforts – which lead to higher recycling rates – as a key way to prevent plastics from entering water bodies.
International packaging producer Sonoco will spend $230 million to purchase a major recycled-content thermoforms manufacturer.
Students work to recycle PLA filament used in 3-D printing, and an Ohio plastics recycling company closes its doors after more than a decade.
Industry exports last year saw decreases in both tonnage and average price when compared with 2015 totals.
Prices for prime nylon 66 and off-grade material began rising in January and recycled material is following suit.
Montreal-based Loop Industries is working to commercialize its heatless, pressureless PET depolymerization technology after raising millions of dollars from investors earlier this year.
In a continued effort to modernize and simplify the nation’s longest-standing container deposit program, the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative has opened another fully automated and staffed redemption center.
An increasing number of grocery chains are recycling rigid plastic containers through back-of-store programs, providing a clean source of HDPE and PP for reclaimers.