The U.S. Department of Energy’s Plastics Innovation Challenge will promote production of plastic products that are recyclable by design. | Jer123/Shutterstock
A U.S. Department of Energy initiative seeks to boost plastics recycling, setting a handful of goals to hit by 2030 and highlighting funding opportunities to advance technology.
A number of technologies were recently approved for recycling plastic for use in food and drink packaging. | monticello/Shutterstock
A panel determined that recycling technologies from Bandera, Erema, Poly Recycling and Starlinger produce RPET that’s safe for use in food and drink packaging.
A university investigates how ABS is affected by multiple 3D printing and recycling cycles, and a cross-industry group evaluates the recyclability of barrier film technologies.
John Standish of APR (right) presented Scott Giffels of American Fuji Seal with a letter confirming the recyclability of the RecShrink label. | Photo courtesy of APR
The Association of Plastic Recyclers confirmed that a crystallizable shrink sleeve label with washable ink meets the group’s criteria for recyclability in the PET bottle stream. Continue Reading
Plastrac developed the ColorStream, which blends additives into resin at ground level, in response to a customer request. | Photo courtesy of Plastrac
Equipment supplier Plastrac recently released the ColorStream, a system that blends additives with pelletized base resins used in injection molding and extrusion processes. Continue Reading
An equipment provider released a melt filter for very high throughputs, and virgin plastics companies invest in pyrolysis technologies. Continue Reading
KHS unveiled a 100% RPET bottle with a barrier layer for protecting juices. | Courtesy of KHS
A packaging equipment manufacturer has announced a 100% RPET bottle with an extremely thin layer of silica to serve as a gas barrier. Continue Reading
The Spartanburg, S.C. depolymerization unit is expected to be up and running by the end of 2020. | Scisetti Alfio
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Seeing strong demand, Loop Industries and Indorama Ventures have decided to roughly double the capacity of their first PET depolymerization unit.
BP will build a pilot plant that will use the company’s chemical recycling technology for PET. | Jevanto Productions/Shutterstock
Global oil and gas company BP will spend $25 million on an Illinois facility that will depolymerize hard-to-recycle PET scrap. Continue Reading
The recycled resin produced by Erema’s system could be used at up to 100% recycled content in food and beverage packaging. | shanid chirammal/Shutterstock
Erema got the nod from the U.S. government to use its technology for recycling post-consumer HDPE into food and drink packaging.