Two organizations focused on making the plastics supply chain more circular recently shared some investment news. Continue Reading
Post-consumer carpet has long been hard to handle, a bulky waste item that rapidly fills up landfills.
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The Biden administration envisions a global plastics agreement that requires each country to take steps to boost demand for recycled resin, including through use of public procurement policies and packaging standardization. Continue Reading
Envision Plastics is leaning into demand for PCR and putting millions of dollars into adding another recycled food-grade HDPE and PP processing line at an existing facility. Continue Reading
A Northeast U.S. compounder’s recent capacity upgrades represent part of an effort over the next two years to double the amount of recycled-content products it sells, an executive explained. Continue Reading
Keurig Dr Pepper used 11% less virgin plastic in 2022 and achieved 18% recycled content in plastic beverage bottles, the company announced in its 2022 corporate responsibility report. Continue Reading
A global masterbatch supplier says its newly released additive allows for a higher percentage of RPET use in water bottles and preforms without affecting product taste. Continue Reading
Between its California PET recycling plant and its newly opened Tennessee one, bottled water company CG Roxane expects to produce about 39 million pounds of RPET this year, a company manager said. Continue Reading