Tag Archives: Winter 2019

Market development in action

Posted on May 14, 2019

by Wendy Worley, Sandy Skolochenko and Timothy Shober

Q&A: Invested in the industry

Posted on May 14, 2019

by Colin Staub

Posted in Print edition | Tagged industry groups, Q&A, Winter 2019 |

Finding the funding

Posted on May 14, 2019

by Derric Brown

Posted in Print edition | Tagged Winter 2019 |

Reclaimer in Focus: rPlanet Earth

Posted on May 14, 2019

by Jared Paben

Inside the rPlanet Earth facility. Continue Reading

Posted in Print edition | Tagged processing, Winter 2019 |

Data Sort: Statewide recycling support activity

Posted on May 14, 2019

by More Recycling

Posted in Print edition | Tagged research, Winter 2019 |

On demand

Posted on May 14, 2019

by Dan Leif

Posted in Print edition | Tagged Winter 2019 |

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The latest plastics recycling news

Avangard to build three $30 million film facilities next year
Reclaimer Avangard Innovative will grow exponentially in 2020, opening three processing sites to recover and pelletize plastic film.
Revolve Recycling closes and lays off employees
A Utah recycling company that was increasing its ability to sort and sell mixed plastics has closed.
Tomra CEO sees opportunity for greater value recovery
The leader of a global recycling equipment company says improved processing infrastructure will be vital to the industry’s future. But collaboration among all stakeholders is just as important.
Pepsi: Getting enough RPET requires better infrastructure
It’s clear the current recycling system can’t deliver sufficient resin for brand owners to hit their increasingly ambitious recycled-content goals. A PepsiCo executive recently discussed that supply gap.
Canadian plastics recycling decreased in 2017
Canada recycled less plastic in 2017 than it did the year before, with decreases in recovery of films, non-bottle rigids and bottles, according to an annual industry report.
Here’s who recently received FDA recycling letters
A company was given the go-ahead to recycle post-consumer PET into multi-layer reheatable food trays. Meanwhile, a global packaging company was OK’d to recycle LDPE films into reusable bags.
Report recaps plastic bumper cover recycling project
TPO bumper covers can be processed into a high-quality recycled pellet that’s cheaper than virgin plastic, but challenges remain in feedstock collection and preparation.