Prime PET prices were higher in late November due to anticipation that average costs for PET feedstock (raws) will rise in December. This includes PTA, MEG and PX. Continue Reading
Prime PET prices were higher in late November due to anticipation that average costs for PET feedstock (raws) will rise in December. This includes PTA, MEG and PX. Continue Reading
A Coca-Cola bottling plant notches a high recycling rate, and a man is caught defrauding Germany’s bottle redemption program.
A research project explored the use of potentially contaminated recycled content materials behind barriers in food packaging. The conclusion: We’re not quite there yet, but some important next steps have been determined.
Soccer uniforms made of recycled ocean plastics make their Spanish debut, and a German company sees decreased demand for recycled resins.
Chicago residents are closer to paying bag fees, and plastics recycling equipment innovations were on display at Germany’s K show.
Thousands of additional recycling bins are coming to public spaces, and lab materials are getting a second life.
An international metals recycling company jumps into the PET recycling business, and Scotland mulls a beverage container deposit program.
A New Zealand teen has a plan to pull plastic from the ocean, and a Colombian firm is turning used plastic into shelter.
Plastic bags are contributing to flooding in one Asian city, and a plastics-to-fuel facility is being planned in Australia.
A drugstore chain in British Columbia is ramping up its plastic film recycling efforts, and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries alters some recovered plastics specifications.