GreenMantra Technologies says its waxes, made from post-consumer plastics, can be used as additives to boost profitability for other reclaimers. Continue Reading
GreenMantra Technologies says its waxes, made from post-consumer plastics, can be used as additives to boost profitability for other reclaimers. Continue Reading
The Slovenian Minister for Education, Science and Sport, Maja Makovec Brenčič (left) and Axel Schweitzer, chairman of the board for ALBA Group, at the grand opening event. At the far left is Manica Ulcnik-Krump, manager of research and development for Recycled-Resource at Interseroh. Photo courtesy of Alba Group.
A research and development facility that recently opened in Europe aims to transform reclaimed plastics into higher-value applications.
A Canadian metropolitan region home to 2.5 million people is considering imposing a disposal ban on expanded polystyrene.
Miniature liquor bottles are targeted for a 15-cent container deposit, and companies work to implement more environmentally friendly packaging.
Packaging producers should choose clear or translucent PET containers because opaque and colored ones inhibit recycling of the material into higher-value applications.
A small Midwest town is slated to welcome a plastics-to-fuel facility converting up to 100,000 tons of mixed plastics per year into gasoline and diesel fuels.
A new group in Europe is working to build a demonstration plant to recycle EPS building insulation containing a brominated flame retardant.
South Africa recycled more total plastic in 2015 than the year before, but the country’s plastics diversion rate dropped and plastics recycling companies struggled.
Equipment companies release innovative optical sortation technologies, and the Association of Plastic Recyclers recognizes research improving recyclability.
After banning imports of plastic scrap earlier this year, the Indian government has decided to allow exceptions under specific circumstances.