A report details a positive outlook for the plastic decking market, and the Olympic rings showcase more than just sportsmanship.
A report details a positive outlook for the plastic decking market, and the Olympic rings showcase more than just sportsmanship.
A plastic bag ban in Texas gets overturned, and local officials in New York weigh the pros and cons of agricultural plastic.
An international reclaimer says it has started the world’s first commercial production of recycled polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (PC/ABS) from e-scrap and end-of-life appliances.
Get the details on a number of plastic recycling innovations, including a label adhesive, a method of recovering plastics from durable goods and a recyclable plastic aerosol dispenser.
Metabolix, a Massachusetts company that developed a bio-based additive for recycled PVC, is scrambling financially and could be forced to scale back or shut down.
New research out of Germany holds promise for high-accuracy optical sorting of black plastics at reasonable costs.
Industry stakeholders in Europe have developed a way to more quickly decontaminate recovered plastics that have been in contact with pesticides and solvents.
An optical sorting technology and two approaches to PET recycling are among the items we detail in this month’s look at industry-related patents.
Montreal-based Loop Industries is working to commercialize its heatless, pressureless PET depolymerization technology after raising millions of dollars from investors earlier this year.
A recyclable, recycled-content polyester material has been developed for automotive components, and a high-molecular-weight PLA could replace PP in packaging.