The plastics recycling sector has recently felt heavy pressure amid price swings in the virgin market. But a leader at one reclaimer says that value conversation may sometimes overshadow another significant issue: getting ahold of enough quality material.
Projects to recover health-care plastics are highlighted, and greater volumes of packaging for ready-to-eat foods are likely to enter the recycling stream.
The U.S. recycling rate for HDPE bottles dropped slightly in 2015, while the rate for PP bottles increased noticeably. Continue Reading
Industry opinions on the TPP trade deal and PepsiCo’s recyclability goals are among the stories that captured Plastics Recycling Update readers’ attention in October.
An in-development plastics recycling company will take in difficult-to-recover plastics, including PP from sharps, mixed rigid bales and PET fines.
The renamed Plastics-to-Fuel and Petrochemistry Alliance (PFPA) has added a new member to the growing group.
Major consumer brands say they could use nearly 300 million pounds of post-consumer polypropylene for non-food-contact applications over the next few years.
Recycled HDPE fractional melt pellet and flake prices followed generic prime and off-grade HDPE higher at the start of September.
Logistics experts predict the current low costs of moving recyclables from processing plants to end-use mills will continue through the end of the year.
Prices for recycled PET are under downward pressure due to lower prime PET prices, which in turn reflect plentiful PET imports.