A tissue and packaging producer has introduced to the U.S. market a recycled content foam polystyrene tray.
A tissue and packaging producer has introduced to the U.S. market a recycled content foam polystyrene tray.
A defunct foam polystyrene recycling company has appealed its antitrust case against EPS product manufacturers to the U.S. Supreme Court. Those converters are now urging the court to ignore the appeal.
A Massachusetts-based recycling firm has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that five large plastics companies and the American Chemistry Council have illegally conspired against the company, resulting in harm to its business. Continue Reading
A statewide ban on expanded polystyrene food-service products was rejected in the California Senate last week, falling only a handful of votes short of passing.
The location of the planned PS foam recycling facility adjacent to an existing bromine recovery unit in Terneuzen, Netherlands.
European groups are backing an initiative to recycle polystyrene materials containing a banned flame retardant. They recently reported key progress in their effort.
GreenMantra Technologies says its waxes, made from post-consumer plastics, can be used as additives to boost profitability for other reclaimers. Continue Reading
The Slovenian Minister for Education, Science and Sport, Maja Makovec Brenčič (left) and Axel Schweitzer, chairman of the board for ALBA Group, at the grand opening event. At the far left is Manica Ulcnik-Krump, manager of research and development for Recycled-Resource at Interseroh. Photo courtesy of Alba Group.
A research and development facility that recently opened in Europe aims to transform reclaimed plastics into higher-value applications.
A Canadian metropolitan region home to 2.5 million people is considering imposing a disposal ban on expanded polystyrene.
A small Midwest town is slated to welcome a plastics-to-fuel facility converting up to 100,000 tons of mixed plastics per year into gasoline and diesel fuels.
A new group in Europe is working to build a demonstration plant to recycle EPS building insulation containing a brominated flame retardant.