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Startup presents patented plastic deinking technology

Published: March 31, 2017
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Deinking technology

Samples provided by Cadel Deinking show (from left to right) fluff, deinked fluff, deinked pellets and film.

A Spanish company is rolling out a deinking technology capable of removing pigments from a variety of recovered resins, a step that eases processing and boosts value.

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Results released for innovative PET sorting project

Published: March 31, 2017
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Polymark project

The aqua-colored PET bottle at right has been marked with a chemical marker, as part of the Polymark project.

Water bottles that glow under UV light might sound like just the latest rave fad, but the technology could actually hold the key to boosting recycled content in food packaging.

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PET recycling shows modest gains in 2012

Published: October 9, 2013
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The overall recycling rate for PET containers rose incrementally in 2012 while domestic demand for recycled PET (rPET) continued to trump supply. Those are the takeaways from the “Report on Postconsumer Recycling Activity in 2012,” released today by the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR).

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