Veolia plant in UK to handle 16,600 tons of HDPE annually
Veolia UK plans to reopen a shuttered plant in East London within the next few months. It recently purchased the...
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How plastic packaging stewardship is playing out in Canada
In its first full year of operation, British Columbia's printed paper and packaging recycling program notched a 77 percent recovery...
Wide world of plastics recycling, UK edition: July 19, 2016
Two companies are working on a new resin made with a mix of plastic and fiber, and an exports-focused company...
Curbside film pushes up plastics recovery in Canada
Canada collected more plastic for recycling in 2014 than it did the year before, with big boosts in curbside-collected film...
Low oil prices shake plastics recovery in South Africa
South Africa recycled more total plastic in 2015 than the year before, but the country's plastics diversion rate dropped and...
Transforming low-value plastics into high-value waxes
Through its use of a catalyst in a patented process, a Canadian company is recycling PE and PP into a...
Report examines hard-to-sort plastic packaging
Packaging producers should choose clear or translucent PET containers because opaque and colored ones inhibit recycling of the material into...
Recycling project targets PP and PE used in hospitals
An eight-month initiative in several Chicago hospitals aims to collect 100 tons of plastic and demonstrate the business case for...
Untapped potential of auto plastics explored
With ample plastics to be found in automotive shredder residue and regulatory hurdles cleared, it may seem that auto plastics...
Recycled HDPE prices rise sharply
The value of old milk jugs and other forms of HDPE scrap rose by more than 25 percent in recent...
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