After several weeks spent considering a handful of candidates, President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as his nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
After several weeks spent considering a handful of candidates, President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as his nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
Nylon 66 repro and regrind prices were up 4 cents per pound last week on expectations of rallying crude and natural gas prices in December and a resultant rise in feedstock costs. Continue Reading
A five-year-old plastics recycling equipment company based in Vermont is focusing its products on the layperson and filling a void in the recycling world.
Two publicly traded firms making lumber and decking materials from recycled plastic and wood had differing financial results in the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2016.
Germany increased its average recycled content in PET bottles last year, despite challenges in pricing compared with virgin plastic, according to an industry group.
Western states are often seen as trendsetters in materials recovery. But the latest figures from that part of the country show drops in diversion rates.
Black Friday has come and gone, but chances are you still have holiday shopping to do. Why not get your loved ones gifts made from recycled plastics?
Prime PET prices were higher in late November due to anticipation that average costs for PET feedstock (raws) will rise in December. This includes PTA, MEG and PX. Continue Reading
A Coca-Cola bottling plant notches a high recycling rate, and a man is caught defrauding Germany’s bottle redemption program.
A research project explored the use of potentially contaminated recycled content materials behind barriers in food packaging. The conclusion: We’re not quite there yet, but some important next steps have been determined.