A report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation argues plastics recycling must play a vital role in achieving a “new plastics economy.”
A report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation argues plastics recycling must play a vital role in achieving a “new plastics economy.”
A production line at GreenMantra Technology’s wax plant in Brantford, Ontario.
Through its use of a catalyst in a patented process, a Canadian company is recycling PE and PP into a variety of industrial waxes.
As recycled resin markets struggle, San Francisco leaders have called for a statewide bill mandating at least 25 percent recycled content in all single-use plastic beverage containers.
Composite lumber manufacturer Trex is reducing the amount of recycled polyethylene it buys and sells, even while the company continues to post record profits.
Over the past two years, Coca-Cola has boosted its recycled PET production capabilities by 20 percent, opening facilities and recycling lines in nine different countries. It now uses recycled PET in 24 countries.
The Southeast region has welcomed a manufacturing operation that’s hungry for recycled plastic.
Textiles-from-plastics brand Repreve has announced a $10 million expansion of its existing PET bottle recycling plant to help meet increasing demand around the globe.
The value of old milk jugs and other forms of HDPE scrap rose by more than 25 percent in recent weeks.
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Two publicly traded firms making lumber and decking materials from recycled plastic and wood had differing financial results in the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2016.
Germany increased its average recycled content in PET bottles last year, despite challenges in pricing compared with virgin plastic, according to an industry group.