Packaging company Mondi led a project that created a pouch made of 20% post-consumer plastic. | Courtesy of Mondi.
For years, packaging producers have been marketing recyclable multi-layer flexible packages. Now, they’re finding success using recycled plastic in their products.
Legislation introduced last week establishes a framework to enable recycling-related investments. | LWPhotography/Shutterstock
Recycling issues have hit the national stage with unprecedented fervor in recent weeks. Citing recycling market challenges and growing plastic pollution, lawmakers are advancing legislation and pressuring government agencies to take action.
For injection molding, Busch Systems is now taking in at least 44,000 pounds of post-consumer plastic a month. | Courtesy of Busch Systems
Garbage and recycling container maker Busch Systems recently announced it has developed additional products made from 100% recycled plastic. An executive explained how the Canadian company continues to boost recycled content.
Trex uses millions of pounds of PE film annually. | artgray/Shutterstock
Already North America’s largest consumer of recovered film, Trex plans to use considerably more in the future, according to the company’s CEO.
Dell’s 2019 sustainability report addressed several plastics-related points. | Courtesy of Dell
A global electronics company’s sustainability report provides a glimpse into its use of recycled resins, including e-plastics, post-consumer packaging and other sources.
This story has been updated.
A consumer of recovered PE film will spend about $200 million in the next couple of years to boost its production capacities.
Fernando Mercé, CEO of Nestlé Waters North America
The leader of one of the world’s largest bottled water businesses recently detailed the company’s recycling strategy, noting it supports deposit legislation and other steps to boost supply. Continue Reading
Colgate-Palmolive has developed a toothpaste tube that passed tests for sortability by materials recovery facilities and processability by plastics reclaimers.
Various approaches to increasing end market material utilization are detailed in a report featuring interviews with stakeholders across the recycling chain.
Coca-Cola will invest more than $19 million in a PET recycling facility in the Philippines, marking the company’s first plastics recycling operation in Southeast Asia.