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Reclaimer gets food-contact nod for OceanBound plastics

Published: August 21, 2019
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As of early this year, Envision Plastics was on track to meet its goal of recycling 10 million pounds of OceanBound plastic over two years. | Damsea/Shutterstock

Envision Plastics says it received the first FDA letter allowing litter recovered from coastal areas in developing countries to be recycled into food and drink packaging.

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Reclaimer In Focus: EFS-Plastics

Published: September 9, 2019
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EFS is focused on materials that have traditionally been exported to overseas markets.

Mixed plastic bales have become increasingly difficult to move through the recycling system as overseas markets have diminished, leading some local programs to stop collecting plastics Nos. 3-7 altogether.

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EnergyBags being stockpiled in Boise

Published: October 9, 2019
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The city of Boise rolled out the EnergyBag program in 2018. | Aleksandr Grechanyuk/Shutterstock

The Hefty EnergyBag program is collecting but not currently processing hard-to-recycle plastics in Boise, Idaho. The program’s downstream processor suspended EnergyBag processing earlier this year to install new equipment.

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