Ikea and an Italian partner have developed a recycled PET foil, which is being used in kitchen cabinet fronts.
Ikea and an Italian partner have developed a recycled PET foil, which is being used in kitchen cabinet fronts.
The American Chemistry Council has shared some uplifting news this week: Rigid plastics recycling grew 27 percent by weight in 2014, and film recycling also increased. Continue Reading
Labels and packaging company Avery Dennison has expanded the options available to converters and brand owners looking to put recycling-friendly pressure-sensitive labels on PET containers. 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
With Plastics Recycling 2017 just days away, we’re excited to offer up the final installment of our series of interviews with industry leaders who will be on stage in New Orleans.
Wood-alternative manufacturer Trex closed 2016 with record sales and earnings, but the company doesn’t plan any significant changes to its downsized recycled polyethylene pellet business.
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Moore Recycling Associates, known for its plastics recycling data analysis, will now be called More Recycling as the company founders move toward partial retirement.
China’s new crackdown on illegal scrap plastics imports commanded our readers’ clicks in February, followed by stories exploring PET recycling, ocean plastics and PCR demand.
HDPE HMW pellet and flake prices rose 2 cents per pound last week on the back of strong demand from the end-user sector.
Garbage and recycling haulers had the fifth-highest death rate of all civilian occupations in 2014, with 27 people losing their lives on the job, updated federal statistics show.