Recycling firm looking to tech to grow plastics recovery
Rumpke Waste and Recycling's new $50 million material recycling facility is designed to adapt, with plans for the Columbus, Ohio...
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Republic Services moves to vertically integrate in plastics
North America's second-largest hauler and recycling processor is constructing a facility in Las Vegas that will produce recycled PET flake...
Evergreen acquires two more PET recycling plants
To meet growing demand, PET reclaimer Evergreen recently bought a pair of facilities and added another extruder to an expansion...
ALPLA, Klockner Pentaplast expanding RPET capacity
RPET capacity is expanding in North America, with two companies announcing new facilities or machinery that will add up to...
Report: PET recycling improving in EU
The European PET market is making progress toward a circular industry but needs to improve collection rates, according to a...
Investment moves potential marine debris into global market
A partnership involving Circulate Capital, Bantam Materials and an Indonesian processor will help to recover PET from remote areas of...
In My Opinion: Recycled polyester supplies are a concern
An executive at recycled fiber producer SAYA explains why a lack of RPET supply poses a challenge for his industry,...
European panel OKs PET recycling technologies
A food-safety panel approved 17 applications to use Starlinger, SML and Protec technologies to recycle post-consumer PET into food and...
State to reward recycling facilities for ultra-clean PET
California officials will provide payments of up to $180 per ton to recycling facilities that limit contamination in PET bales...
Amcor buys more PCR and develops sortable mini-bottle
One of the world’s largest packaging producers boosted its purchases of post-consumer resin by about 30% last year.
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