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Greystone reports higher sales, lower feedstock cost

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A processor and end user of recycled PE benefited from lower recycled plastic prices and greater demand for the company’s pallets during the most recent fiscal year.

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Rumpke plans to take PET clamshells curbside

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Ohio’s Rumpke Waste & Recycling will begin accepting PET clamshell containers in parts of the state this fall.

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HDPE prices tick upwards, PP remains steady

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Prices for color HDPE have leveled out after a significant drop in price over the summer, inching up slightly in September. Other resins saw slight increases as well this month.

 

 

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FROM THE PRINT EDITION

Greater measurement for better management

by Nina Bellucci Butler and Stacey Luddy

Elevating recycling rates and building a circular economy requires more collaboration and overcoming the challenges in data management to drive solutions.

A fresh outlook for PET thermoform

by Charles David Mathieu-Poulin

A research project tests the ability of a PET reclaimer to process PET thermoforms.

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Approaching the PCR compliance wall

by Michael Washburn

Deadlines for recycled content compliance in various states are coming soon and the industry is set up to fail.

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FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY

A new approach to sorting PET and more at MRFs

by Jared Paben

An autonomous system developed by Bulk Handling Systems is really more of a sorting loop than a sorting line.

BHS container sorting loop rendering.

PP grant brings robot to a facility’s sorting line

by Jared Paben

With a little help from The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, a Fresno-based MRF has entered the world of robotics.

AMP Robotics installation team.

How a de-dusting system cleaned up RPET sheets

by Jared Paben

Specialized equipment is reducing the presence of gels in rPlanet Earth’s RPET sheets, allowing the Southern California-based reclaimer to sell them for higher prices.

Pelletron De-Duster installed on site.

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