A global labels company has developed a PET bottle label that meets recyclability standards and is made with post-consumer plastic.
A global labels company has developed a PET bottle label that meets recyclability standards and is made with post-consumer plastic.
Depolymerization company Loop Industries has signed a letter of intent to supply recycled PET to beauty products giant L’Oréal.
Quebec startup Loop Industries has unveiled a more efficient technology for depolymerizing scrap PET.
A scientific panel in Europe has greenlighted a number of processes and technologies for recycling post-consumer plastics into food packaging.
Clean PET flake may be allowed into China instead of being considered a waste prohibited from import, according to several sources with knowledge of the situation.
Two equipment companies will demonstrate an inline system capable of taking PET bottle flake through to sheet.
The facility of Tigard, Ore.-based Agilyx, which processes polystyrene and recently entered a partnership with virgin plastics maker Ineos Styrolution.
Major prime plastics producers have recently made moves to embrace cutting-edge recycling technologies, including applying depolymerization to challenging plastics streams.
Swedish apparel giant H&M last year saw a notable drop in its consumption of recovered PET for polyester applications. But the company did report progress on marine debris, depolymerization and other initiatives.
A company using enzymes to break down PET into its components has successfully applied its technology to textiles.
A robotic sorting system, PET packaging breakthrough and melt filter advancement took the limelight in this year’s Plastics Recycling Showcase.