A couple of depolymerization companies announce major milestones in their efforts to recycle PET on a broader scale.
A couple of depolymerization companies announce major milestones in their efforts to recycle PET on a broader scale.
Plans for a fiberglass recycling R&D center advance, and a German company wins an award for its tracer-assisted optical sorting technology.
Loop Industries reverses course on buying a Montreal facility, and optical sorter companies show off their improved products.
Procter & Gamble announces the expansion of a technology for recovering plastics from diapers, and reclaimers install new equipment to boost their capacities.
A California company will process carpets underwater to generate better-quality nylon and PP pellets, and a French company says a recently acquired plastics reclaimer is compatible with its polymer compatibilization business.
Achievements in flexible film packaging recycling are announced, and a new modifier for polyamides is released.
The Closed Loop Fund invests in end markets for often-landfilled mixed plastics, and a chemical company develops recyclable films for making food pouches.
A Canadian company’s bottle-to-bottle recycling operation gets a boost, and a recyclable oxygen-barrier film is developed for food packaging.
Researchers develop new chemical and mechanical methods of processing difficult-to-recycle materials, and a patent is awarded for twin-screw extruder design improvements.
Equipment companies release innovative optical sortation technologies, and the Association of Plastic Recyclers recognizes research improving recyclability.