The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave a New England plastics reclaimer the thumbs up to recycle a polyolefin blend for use in cutlery and food packaging.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave a New England plastics reclaimer the thumbs up to recycle a polyolefin blend for use in cutlery and food packaging.
Purdue University professor Linda Wang shows the oil product from a new polyolefin-to-oil conversion process.
A team at Purdue University has developed a unique method for converting scrap polyolefins into oil, fuels or monomers for use in new plastics.
With an eye toward the highest level of recycled plastic purity, Ettlinger has introduced a new model of its ECO melt filter, this time targeting contaminants as small as 60 microns.
In Europe, scientists say they’ve developed a fast and accurate way for near-infrared sorters to classify different plastics containing flame retardants.
A patented cleaning process allows for the use of RPET in heat sealable polyester packaging film, and PET depolymerization technologies get a boost.
Forty finalists have been announced for the second Plastics Recycling Awards Europe, and many are using cutting-edge technologies.
A new carpet recycling facility in Arizona is producing recycled PP for injection molding and nylon 6 for chemical recycling into a number of high-end textiles.
Bioplastic Recycling’s PLA resins, which are green because of printing on many PLA cups.
PLA is marketed to consumers for its ability to degrade in composting systems. But a Los Angeles startup sees mechanical recycling in the material’s future.
Researchers in Spain are exploring the use of enzymes to deodorize recycled plastics from food packaging.
One of the world’s largest beverage companies will lend money to a Dutch startup that is commercializing a PET depolymerization technology.