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APR issues recyclability letters for label and tubes

Published: October 7, 2020
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PET bottle labels can be problematic to the plastics recycling process, but a PET bottle label innovation recently received a letter confirming its compatibility. | Ho Su A Bi/Shutterstock

Testing has shown that a label for PET bottles and several tube packages are compatible with current plastics recycling processes.

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LyondellBasell deepens involvement in recycling sector

Published: September 30, 2020
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Chemical giant LyondellBasell has made a series of moves further into the recycling space in recent years. | Flagmania/Shutterstock

A major prime plastics manufacturer pledged to produce and market 2 million metric tons of “recycled and renewable-based polymers” per year by 2030.

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PET bottle label innovations receive letters from APR

Published: September 2, 2020
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PET beverage bottles on the bottling line.

A number of new label technologies will improve the ability to process scrap PET bottles. | DedMityay/Shutterstock

Two pressure-sensitive labels and one shrink-sleeve label recently received recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers because they were proven not to interfere with the PET recycling process.

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Feds issue slew of food-contact recycled plastics letters

Published: August 26, 2020
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The U.S. FDA recently approved a number of recycling technologies for converting PET into use for food and drink packaging. | RecycleMan/Shutterstock

The FDA gave Indorama Ventures the green light to use a depolymerization technology to produce RPET for food and drink packaging. The agency also gave nods for other PET, HDPE and PP recycling processes.

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Brightmark seeking 2.4 billion pounds of US mixed plastics

Published: August 5, 2020
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Brightmark is seeking over 1,000,000 tons of difficult-to-recycle plastics for chemical recycling. | hiv360/Shutterstock

A chemical recycling firm is on the hunt for a massive quantity of plastics Nos. 1-7, material the company plans to process at plastics-to-fuel facilities across the country.

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Technical takeaways from two industry experts

Published: August 3, 2020
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Two industry veterans recently spoke about scrap plastics supply conditions and typical practices at recycling facilities. | Maciej Bledowski/Shutterstock

A pair of longtime plastics recycling professionals discussed melt filtration advancements, deodorizing processes, bale supply issues and more during a recent webinar.

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Here are possible recycling solutions for foam, large rigids and more

Published: August 3, 2020
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Plastic baled for recycling.

Large rigid plastics were among the materials recycled in a research project directed by AIMPLAS. | Vershinin89/Shutterstock

The Spanish plastics research institute AIMPLAS has written about a project through which plastics from bulky items were recycled into products using a variety of technologies.

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