Two weeks after the closure of WM’s plastic film recycling operations, market players have been left to process what the development means for the overall industry.
For the past three years, virgin PE resin has caused severe headaches for North American recyclers who are unable to compete with pricing pushed down by vast oversupply amid a steady stream of new capacity amid lower-than-expected demand.
Despite noting positive action, the foundation warns that the pace of change still falls far short of what’s needed, with 80% of the market yet to act meaningfully.
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by Steve Alexander
State policy moves, competition from virgin resin and other trends are likely to define the year ahead.
by Dan Holtmeyer
APR’s guide to designing for recyclability marks three decades of improvement and change.
by Marissa Heffernan
Purification and depolymerization and conversion, oh, my! We look into these technologies and their role in plastics recovery.
by Colin Staub
As plastic dominates textile production, recycling sectors are merging and new methods are taking hold.
by Marisa Adler
In the past decade, we’ve seen a wave of textile recyclers emerge, seeking to fill a gap in textile recycling to meet soaring demand for recycled fibers.
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by Jared Paben
An autonomous system developed by Bulk Handling Systems is really more of a sorting loop than a sorting line.
by Jared Paben
With a little help from The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, a Fresno-based MRF has entered the world of robotics.
by Jared Paben
Specialized equipment is reducing the presence of gels in rPlanet Earth’s RPET sheets, allowing the Southern California-based reclaimer to sell them for higher prices.
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