New developments in film and resin technology advance efficiency and circularity goals. | Alex Traksel/Shutterstock
Several companies have released new products that are pushing plastics recycling forward, including PCR-specific additives and 83% recycled content films. Here’s a roundup of innovation news. Continue Reading
Three new lawsuits target reusable bags in California. | The Last Beach Cleanup
If most community recycling programs don’t accept PE bags but some grocery stores do, are the bags legally considered recyclable?
A number of prominent names are financing Myplas USA’s first U.S. polyethylene film recycling plant, to be located in Rogers, Minn., outside of Minneapolis. | Joyce Blessthink/Shutterstock
Brand owners and other private and public entities are investing millions of dollars into a plastic reclaimer’s project to build a 170,000-square-foot film recycling facility in the Upper Midwest.
The processing line at Circulus gives the company the ability to easily switch between processing LDPE, PP and HDPE, although its initial primary focus is on LDPE film. | Courtesy of Circulus
A film recycling company that recently opened its first facility in California aims to launch two additional plants in the U.S. next year, with more on the way in the future.
NOVA Chemicals noted that rising demand for recycled resin is tied to consumer buying preferences. | Courtesy of NOVA Chemicals
NOVA Chemicals is expanding its PCR business to produce resin made with more recycled plastic, which will be supplied to Charter Next Generation for use in a range of non-food flexible film applications.
Trex will invest $400 million over five years in a recycling and production site at the Port of Little Rock. | Courtesy of Trex
Already the largest scrap film recycler in the U.S., Trex is set to build a large polyethylene recycling and composite lumber production campus in Little Rock, Ark.
PE film and flexible packaging is a fast-growing packaging type. | Iramenko Sergii – Shutterstock
Film packaging manufacturers have shown greater interest in ensuring the recyclability of their products in recent years. Newly released guidance is intended to help them.
Bales of film awaiting recycling at PreZero’s California facility | Courtesy of PreZero
PreZero US will commission an LDPE recycling line at its South Carolina facility, as part of the next phase of the company’s development. Continue Reading
Trex brings in plastic from multiple sources, primarily material coming out of commercial and industrial environments. | Courtesy of Trex
The leader of composite decking manufacturer Trex shared insights on recycled polyethylene markets and sourcing channels in an interview this week.
With the acquisition, Revolution will work toward incorporating its post-consumer resin in stretch films. | Dmitry Markov152 / Shutterstock
A group of plastics recycling and product manufacturing companies continues to grow, this week adding a stretch film producer.