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FDA awards letters to notable names in PCR production

Published: March 6, 2023
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Fourteen companies got the go-ahead to use post-consumer resins in various food-contact applications. | Ladnongkhun/Shutterstock

Merlin Plastics, Natura PCR, Circulus, Far Eastern New Century and other prominent plastics reclaimers have received FDA letters allowing them to recycle post-consumer plastics into food and drink packaging. 

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Study compares PET recycling methods

Published: January 18, 2023
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The study looked at mechanical recycling and solvent-based dissolution of PE, PET and PP, as well as enzymatic hydrolysis, glycolysis and vapor methanolysis of PET. | tezzstock/Shutterstock

A study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory evaluated various PET recycling methods from technical, economic and environmental standpoints to provide a big-picture overview of today’s options. Continue Reading

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Big resin users see product sales fall

Published: February 7, 2023
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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

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European panel approves PET recycling technologies

Published: January 3, 2023
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EFSA approved packaging from Greiner Packaging.

Greiner Packaging was one of several companies to get the go-ahead from the European Food Safety Authority to recycle post-consumer PET into 100% recycled-content food and drink packaging. | Courtesy of Greiner

A scientific review panel has given the green light to several different technologies to recycle post-consumer PET and polyolefins into 100% recycled-content food and drink packaging.

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Ascend buys majority stake in Circular Polymers

Published: November 8, 2022
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Ascend recently launched a sustainable polyamides line called ReDefyne and needed a stronger supply chain. | Gajus/Shutterstock

Ascend Performance Materials purchased a majority stake in California-based Circular Polymers for an undisclosed amount, giving Ascend a more consistent supply of PCR.

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Denton Plastics targets PP with wash line, policy

Published: October 25, 2022
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Nicole Janssen of Denton Plastics

Nicole Janssen, president of Denton Plastics, recently spoke about her company’s efforts to boost PP recycling in the Pacific Northwest. | Jared Paben/Resource Recycling, Inc.

West Coast recycler Denton Plastics is moving the needle on regional polypropylene recycling and policy in Portland, Ore. 

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PP recycling startup signs South Korea joint venture deal

Published: October 25, 2022
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Milliken-PureCycle Technologies recycled PP resin cup.

PureCycle Technologies and Milliken & Company partnered to create a concentrate containing recycled PP and the Millad NX 8000 ECO clarifier. | Courtesy of Milliken and Co.

Plastics and chemicals giant SK geo centric has inked a deal with PureCycle Technologies to build a PP purification and recycling plant in South Korea. 

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Judge dismisses claims against 7-Eleven’s recyclable labels

Published: October 4, 2022
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7-Eleven store exterior with pedestrians.

7-Eleven faces a lawsuit challenging recyclability claims on the company’s “24/7” brand foam plates, cups and freezer bags. | Sorbis/Shuttertstock

Brand owners can label plastic products as recyclable even if local residential recycling programs don’t want them, because reasonable consumers wouldn’t assume the word “recyclable” means there are local facilities that accept the material, a federal judge decided.

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PureCycle opposition part of wider anti-plastic push

Published: September 28, 2022
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PureCycle met community resistance to the company’s site near Winter Garden, Fla. | Noah Densmore/Shutterstock

Americans are united in their desire for better plastic recycling, but the question of where to locate facilities is running into familiar not-in-my-backyard resistance, complicated further by concerns about racial and social justice. 

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