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Digital watermark project advances in Denmark

Published: September 9, 2021
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Material on a conveyor inside a sorting and processing facility.

A pilot project at a facility in Denmark is being backed by a number of packaging and recycling stakeholders. | Nordroden / Shutterstock

A European materials recovery facility will install sorting detection equipment to identify digital watermarks on plastic packaging.

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Worldwide voyage shares plastics recycling know-how

Published: September 1, 2021
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Plastic Odyssey ship at port.

The Plastic Odyssey project has been in the works for five years and is planning to launch late this year. | Courtesy of Plastic Odyssey

Plastic Odyssey, a project that will demonstrate open-source plastics recycling equipment and business models in countries without developed waste management infrastructure, is preparing to embark on a trip around the globe.

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Walmart increases its North American PCR usage

Published: September 1, 2021
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Walmart store sign.

In North America, Walmart increased its percentage of PCR in private brand packaging from 7% in 2019 to 9% in 2020. | Anton Gvozdikov / Shutterstock

Walmart has increased the percentage of post-consumer resin used in its private label packaging in North America, but the number is flat globally.

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Swedish facility to sort 440 million pounds annually

Published: September 1, 2021
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With the expansion, the facility will total more than 645,000 square feet. | Courtesy of Swedish Plastic Recycling

A Swedish plastics sortation firm is set to double its capacity and eventually add reclamation equipment on-site. Swedish Plastic Recycling says it will be able to process all plastic packaging collected through residential systems in the country.

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Our top stories from August 2021

Published: September 1, 2021
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Stacked bales of mixed plastics.

A report from Google exploring plastics recovery possibilities caught reader attention in August. | maciej nicgorski / Shutterstock

Readers last month were drawn to an article about Google’s vision for ushering in a plastics circular economy, while also finding interest in stories about legislation, a prime plastic producer’s perspective and more.

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