A video from Prada gives viewers an inside look at Aquafil’s nylon depolymerization plant in Slovenia.
A number of chemical recycling partnerships have been announced lately, involving companies including Ravago, Shell and even fashion brand Prada.
A video from Prada gives viewers an inside look at Aquafil’s nylon depolymerization plant in Slovenia.
A number of chemical recycling partnerships have been announced lately, involving companies including Ravago, Shell and even fashion brand Prada.
A close-up view shows the wide variety of materials in the mixed-plastic bales. | Jared Paben/Resource Recycling, Inc.
A demonstration project found that by routing mixed bales and MRF residue to a central sorting location, more than 17,000 tons of additional plastics could be captured in the Pacific Northwest each year.
Resin sales for plastic bottle production grew to nearly 9.9 billion pounds in 2018. | Wachiwit/Shutterstock
More plastic bottles were recycled in 2018 than the prior year. But because of an overall bottle production increase, the recycling rate fell.
Montgomery, Ala. has reached an agreement to assume ownership of Infinitus Energy’s shuttered mixed-waste processing operation.
Water management is a solid end market for recycled plastics.