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Reclaimer in Focus: Birch Plastics

Published: August 25, 2017
Updated: August 30, 2017
by Jared Paben

This story originally appeared in the May 2017 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Continue Reading

The horizon approaches

Published: December 8, 2016
Updated: February 8, 2017
by Lacey Evans

This story originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of Plastics Recycling Update.

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Getting technical

Published: November 12, 2016
Updated: January 12, 2017
by Editorial Staff

This story originally appeared in the August 2016 issue of Plastics Recycling Update.

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Building a better bale

Published: July 28, 2016
Updated: December 27, 2016
by Jared Paben and Dylan de Thomas

This story originally appeared in the May 2016 issue of Plastics Recycling Update.

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Optical inclusion

Published: November 15, 2016
Updated: December 15, 2016
by Jared Paben

This story originally appeared in the August 2016 issue of Plastics Recycling Update.

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