At its new location, Greystone plans to produce pallets made of 100% recycled resin. | Courtesy of Greystone Logistics
Greystone Logistics, which recycles tens of millions of pounds of recovered polyethylene a year into pallets, has acquired a pallet production operation in Indiana. Continue Reading
A view inside T3’s PET recycling facility, which produces hot washed flakes, in Athi River, Kenya. | Courtesy of T3 Limited
When it comes to PET bottle recycling in Kenya, a lot will sound familiar to North American audiences: demand for food-grade RPET outpaces supply, collection remains a challenge, and companies want to shorten supply chains. Continue Reading
Prices for curbside scrap plastics have either crept upward or remained relatively flat this month.
ALPLA Group, Nextek and a variety of other plastics companies are making moves to get more PCR in products and on the market. | Courtesy of Cocofloss
Companies are adding more PCR to toothbrushes, electric bikes and other products as the recycled plastics industry seeks to drive market demand and shore up supply chains. Continue Reading
Curbside plastic bales values are continuing their upward trend, with prices for PET, natural HDPE, color HDPE and PP all increasing over the past month.
Facing sluggish sales of its plastic-wood composite lumber, Trex will hold off on construction until at least 2026. | Courtesy of Trex
One of North America’s largest polyethylene film recycling companies is pushing back the expected opening year for its third recycling and composite lumber production campus. Continue Reading
The price of curbside PET bales has continued to climb, rising 9% between January and this month. Continue Reading
AZEK Company recycles post-consumer polyethylene into its TimberTech brand of composite lumber. | Courtesy of AZEK
AZEK Company has joined several other recycled resin end users in experiencing a softening of demand, resulting in falling sales. Continue Reading
Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) recycles over half a billion pounds of plastics, including a large portion of the color HDPE produced by U.S. recycling programs, into pipes, septic systems and other water-management products. | Courtesy of ADS
Economic conditions are taking their toll on two huge end users of recycled plastic, Advanced Drainage Systems and Unifi. Continue Reading
The seashell-inspired finish is the eighth patented dimensional wood grain pattern from Tangent Technologies. | Courtesy of Tangent Technologies
A major producer of recycled HDPE lumber has rolled out a product with a seashell-inspired wood grain pattern. Continue Reading