Samples provided by Cadel Deinking show (from left to right) fluff, deinked fluff, deinked pellets and film.
A Spanish company is rolling out a deinking technology capable of removing pigments from a variety of recovered resins, a step that eases processing and boosts value.
The aqua-colored PET bottle at right has been marked with a chemical marker, as part of the Polymark project.
Water bottles that glow under UV light might sound like just the latest rave fad, but the technology could actually hold the key to boosting recycled content in food packaging.
Using an advanced visioning system and deep-learning capabilities, a robot is now picking an average of one carton per second off a container line at a Denver-area materials recovery facility. It may be an early look at the future of plastics sorting.
A Dow executive discusses end-market potential for recovered flexible films, and an article explores the challenges of recovering plastics from toys.
A tech startup is developing a new product to verify trustworthiness among traders of plastic scrap and other recyclable materials.
Dow Chemical Co. says its new compatibilizer allows reclaimers to get improved properties from PE-PP mixes, making it possible to move the material into higher-value applications.
Researchers have developed fluorescent coating that could allow for fast, automated sorting of food-contact PET from non-food-contact PET in mixed recycling streams.
A European trade group delves into PET thermoform recycling, and a government report in Australia calls for major steps to curb marine plastic pollution.
A co-polyester to boost the properties of recycled PET goes on the market in Europe, and new shredders, wash lines, extruders and melt filters are unveiled.
China’s border crackdown creates a struggle for survival among legitimate recycling companies, and Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water uses more rPET.