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Equipment Spotlight: Size-reduction tool built for large plastic volumes

Published: April 3, 2020
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The Herbold Meckesheim SMS 20017 is particularly suitable for material streams with size irregularities.

The latest SMS Series granulator from Herbold Meckesheim is billed as a perfect fit for challenging applications, particularly those requiring high throughput capacities.

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Environmental group takes aim at chemical recycling

Published: July 29, 2020
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Scrap plastics baled for recycling.

Chemical recycling uses different processes to break plastics down into other chemicals, which can be used to make fuels, new plastics or many other products. | Vershinin89/Shutterstock

A report from activist organization GAIA claims processing strategies that have been heavily promoted by the polymer industry amount to a “greenwashing tactic” undermining efforts to ban single-use plastics.

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PP purification company draws more investors

Published: July 29, 2020
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Business meeting with documents on a table.

PureCycle submitted a July 14 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicating investors had purchased $1.45 million in equity securities in the company. | Freedomz/Shutterstock

PP recycling startup PureCycle Technologies recently raised $1.45 million in investments, financial filings show. Meanwhile, an acquisition-focused company continues to eye PureCycle.

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Study finds benefits to using recycled film in asphalt

Published: July 6, 2020
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Asphalt paving scene.

Based on the lab-scale research, the Plastics Industry Association is now working with several companies to use a recycled-PE binder in asphalt on privately funded roadways and parking lots. | Marcel Derweduwen/Shutterstock

Research shows post-consumer PE film could improve the stiffness and resistance of polymer-modified asphalt at less cost than the co-polymers that are typically used.

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Researchers: Enzymes could aid recycling of multi-layer packaging

Published: July 6, 2020
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Multilayer pouch

Researchers looked into multi-layer pouch recycling through the use of enzymes. | Ploylada/Shutterstock

A paper authored by a Spanish plastics research institute says enzymes can be used to degrade adhesive layers in multi-layer scrap materials, allowing the plastics to be separated for recycling.

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Meet two new entrants to the chemical recycling market

Published: July 6, 2020
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Baled plastics for recycling.

Encina and Braven Environmental are new to the chemical recycling sector. | Tunatura/Shutterstock

A pair of companies recently announced plans to build commercial-scale pyrolysis facilities, with one set for Texas and the other in Virginia. The plants will convert scrap plastics into chemical products.

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Equipment Spotlight: Tomra updates optical sorting system

Published: July 6, 2020
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Tomra's new Autosort model.

Tomra’s upgraded Autosort includes a broad range of sensors to detect small but important differences between materials.

Equipment supplier Tomra rolled out the latest generation of its Autosort optical sorter, which is geared to provide greater accuracy and speed while performing complex sorting tasks.

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