Tag Archives: Winter 2019

Reclaimer in Focus: rPlanet Earth

Published: May 14, 2019
Updated: January 28, 2020
by Jared Paben

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Market development in action

Published: May 14, 2019
Updated: May 17, 2019
by Wendy Worley, Sandy Skolochenko and Timothy Shober

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Q&A: Invested in the industry

Published: May 14, 2019
Updated: May 17, 2019
by Colin Staub

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On demand

Published: May 14, 2019
Updated: May 17, 2019
by Dan Leif

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Finding the funding

Published: May 14, 2019
Updated: May 17, 2019
by Derric Brown

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Data Sort: Statewide recycling support activity

Published: May 14, 2019
Updated: May 17, 2019
by More Recycling

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The latest plastics recycling news

Ill. House passes PS foodware ban, drops chem recycling bill
A polystyrene ban is moving on to the Illinois Senate. Meanwhile, a bill extending the timeline for a pilot chemical recycling facility failed to move out of the House in time.
African PET processors retool their recycling lines
Two companies recently installed Starlinger and SOREMA equipment to help boost PET recycling in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Petrochem company sets recycled resin goal for PE
NOVA Chemicals is looking to increase the amount of recycled PE it sells, improve its mechanical recycling capabilities and further explore chemical recycling technologies.
How Graham is innovating around recycling
Graham Packaging used an average of 7% PCR in its bottles and reported that 98% of its products were recyclable in 2022.
Berry boosts PCR usage by almost 30%
Berry Global increased its purchase of PCR by 28% in 2022, and now 3.4% of the packaging giant’s total resin purchases are post-consumer plastic.
PRI invests $12M to serve auto and electronics markets
A $10 million project at Plastic Recycling Inc. will build out a fully outfitted laboratory and install extrusion lines that will boost recycling capacity by 60 million pounds per year, company leaders said.
California to double its PET bottle collection subsidy
California regulators will double the subsidy paid to PET recycling companies, citing the lower prices that bottle bales are fetching on the market.