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Azek plans to continue recycled content growth

Published: December 5, 2023
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Azek uses an average of 85% recycled content in its TimberTech Composite Decking. | Photo courtesy Azek

Recycled plastic end user Azek reported higher sales of its residential products in the 2023 fiscal year, a category that includes decking and trim made from recycled PE and PVC. The company also reported increasing its use of recycled plastic throughout 2023. Continue Reading

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Experts discuss the industry’s e-plastics crossroads

Published: December 5, 2023
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Port Klang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where U.S. e-scrap companies send a lot of their e-plastics. Several insiders recently shared their thoughts on how the industry will approach e-plastics export violations. | Nicola Pulham/Shutterstock

Chris Kaasmann sees a parallel between the electronics recycling industry’s requirement to start managing electronics plastics differently and the need for the planet to switch to renewable energy. Both need to happen, but in neither case can you simply flip a switch to realize universal change.
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Our top stories from November 2023

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A story about EFS-plastics’ recycling investments drew interest from readers in November. | Courtesy of EFS

Reclaimer equipment investments, brand owner PCR usage and the loss of a film drop-off database were among the most-read stories last month.
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ACC publishes durable goods recycling roadmap

Published: December 5, 2023
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A recently published roadmap aims to improve the recycling of plastics used in infrastructure applications and other durable goods. | Hans Engbers/Shutterstock

The American Chemistry Council developed a roadmap for improving the recovery of plastics from durable goods in the automotive, building and construction, electronics, infrastructure and medical sectors. Continue Reading

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PCR safety panel approves 26 PET recycling applications

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A European Food Safety Authority panel reviewed over two dozen applications to recycle post-consumer PET into food and drink packaging during the past six months. | CalypsoArt/Shutterstock

A food safety scientific panel has approved the use of post-consumer PET recycling technologies from Bandera, Erema, Gneuss, NGR, Polymetrix, Starlinger and others.  Continue Reading

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Plastic bag drop-off guide is taken off-line

Published: November 28, 2023
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The Film Drop-Off Directory is ending services after 20 years of operation. | Pavel Kubarkov/Shutterstock

A long-running comprehensive guide to public drop-off sites accepting plastic film has been taken down, leaving a gap in consumer-facing recycling information for bags and other flexible packaging. Continue Reading

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PepsiCo faces lawsuit from New York State attorney general

Published: November 28, 2023
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A lawsuit from New York State Attorney General Letitia James makes a number of allegations against PepsiCo, including failure to warn the public about the environmental impact of its products. | Pixinoo/Shutterstock

New York State’s attorney general is the latest to launch a lawsuit against a major brand over plastic, this time focused on pollution. Continue Reading

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