Plastics Recycling Update
DOE reinstates $375m Eastman recycling grant
The grant will help fund capacity expansion and the potential restart of idled US RPET facilities, the CEO said today.
EPR at work: Sask adds foam densifier
Transporting rigid packaging foams is challenging due to being lightweight and bulky, but the new densifier compacts the material at...
The missing link in e-plastic recycling
Panelists at the E-Scrap Conference this week pointed to a need for policy supporting downstream demand for the complex polymers...
Washington studies ag plastics recovery potential
The state seeks data on pesticide and fertilizer containers, silage and bale wrap, seed and feed bags, twine and tubing.
Flexibles play vital role in medical supply chain
The resilience and sustainability flexible packaging can provide in the healthcare supply chain are often overlooked.
Dow bullish on PE pricing into 2027
Executives cited elevated feedstock costs, lower inventories and constrained production resulting from the US war in Iran as support for...
Hitachi Energy partner turns spools into PVC pipe feed
A grant-funded granulator at J. Carter Enterprises has recovered about 250,000 pounds of plastic from Hitachi Energy’s oversized wire spools...
Women in Circularity: Yara Barkopoulos
In this series, we spotlight women moving us toward a circular economy. Today, we meet Yara Barkopoulos of Google.
Dow, Orbis talk EPR, demand at Pack Expo
Major packaging stakeholders discussed the impact of EPR on design choices and how geopolitics is reframing PCR adoption.
Triton to make rail ties from artificial turf
The Missouri-based company is adding capacity to recover HDPE from retired TenCate turf, providing demand for the hard-to-recycle material.