A PET recycling process using infrared radiation to help decontaminate flakes was one of several recent technologies that received a green light from a European review body.
A PET recycling process using infrared radiation to help decontaminate flakes was one of several recent technologies that received a green light from a European review body.
Virgin plastics company Equipolymers will sell a food-grade PET made with 25 percent chemically recycled plastic.
A dairy products company has begun using a black colorant in yogurt tub lids that allows optical sorters to correctly identify the polymer type and color.
Single-use plastics are everywhere, with most of us regularly relying on the convenience of products such as plastic bags, straws, utensils, takeaway coffee cups, food packaging and water bottles.
A German manufacturer of electronics and appliances reported it is using recycled plastics, including nylon from fishing nets, in a number of products.
A draft European Union law limits traces of a flame retardant in products to such a low level that it would effectively kill e-plastics recycling on the continent, two industry groups said.
A global flexible packaging producer has partnered with a German recycling technology company to process multi-layer film scrap via a solvent-based technique.
A recycling process using a rotary drum and infrared radiation effectively decontaminates PET, according to the FDA. The agency also gave a nod to recycling a PP/HDPE blend into food packaging. Continue Reading
Sheet obtained from marine plastics to test their recyclability.
Spanish fishermen have pulled a sample of nearly 1,800 pounds of marine litter from the ocean. Now, researchers are working to see what kinds of products the recovered material could be recycled into.
Indorama Ventures has acquired a French PET and HDPE reclaimer, making it the latest prime plastics giant to step further into the recycling space.