PET bales from bottles and containers collected curbside were sold at 11 to 11.5 cents per pound FOB U.S. East Coast late last week, up 0.75 cents per pound due to tighter supply in some regional markets.
PET bales from bottles and containers collected curbside were sold at 11 to 11.5 cents per pound FOB U.S. East Coast late last week, up 0.75 cents per pound due to tighter supply in some regional markets.
China’s appetite for rPET fuels infrastructure in Pakistan, and Taiwan continues to propel recovery of a wide range of material.
Get an inside look at how the music industry is combating plastic waste at concerts, and hear about the details on a recently unveiled set of standards for recovering e-plastics.
Dow Chemical Co. has signed on as a funder for The Recycling Partnership to help boost recycling of plastic packaging. 
A leader at composite lumber manufacturer Trex touts the benefits of recycling stretch films, and a district in Minnesota starts a program to recover more agricultural plastics.
An eight-month initiative in several Chicago hospitals aims to collect 100 tons of plastic and demonstrate the business case for health-care plastics recycling.
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Demand for mix-colored, pipe-grade regrind PVC is picking up with the arrival of warmer weather and increased construction.
Plastic bag manufacturer Novolex will gobble up a nationwide maker of can liners, a move that will reduce its exposure to the uncertain retail shopping bag market.
Equipment company Pelletron has been purchased by IPEG Inc., which has pledged to inject capital into its newest brand.
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Consumers should leave caps on their empty plastic bottles because when caps are taken off, they often fall through screens, contaminating glass cullet streams. Bottles without caps are also more likely to be flattened and sorted incorrectly.