Dow Chemical Co. has developed an advanced barrier pouch with an embedded compatibilizer, allowing the EVOH/PE packaging to be recycled in traditional PE streams.
Dow Chemical Co. has developed an advanced barrier pouch with an embedded compatibilizer, allowing the EVOH/PE packaging to be recycled in traditional PE streams.
Equipment manufacturers Bulk Handling Systems and AMUT will provide key front-line equipment for an expansion of a Repreve recycled fiber facility, the companies announced.
Without using heat or pressure, a small commercial-sized facility in Quebec is breaking down post-consumer PET into its component monomers so they can be recycled into new PET.
A five-year-old plastics recycling equipment company based in Vermont is focusing its products on the layperson and filling a void in the recycling world.
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.
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.