Materials traceability tools add PCR accountability, trust
The increasing adoption of post-consumer resin is set against a backdrop of growing public mistrust and a frequent lack of...
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Chemical recycling projects receive backing
Several companies recently announced progress toward chemical recycling capacity, including a developing method to recycle PET that could require much...
RPET imports raise industry concerns
Domestic RPET market participants have struggled to compete with inexpensive imported material for nearly two years. But the lack of...
PCR mandates, global policy needed to improve rates
The basis for Europe's 72% collection rate of PET comes down to regulation and collaboration, Antonello Ciotti, chairman of PETCORE...
RPET supplier Circularix gears up for expansion
A company that brings in recycled PET flake and processes it into food-grade pellets will open its second U.S. facility...
Hawaii Pacific opens summer short classes on plastics
Hawaii Pacific University is offering plastics- and recycling-related short courses over the summer that are aimed at plastics professionals.
California RPET market lightly affected by wildfires
As the threat from wildfires in Southern California subsides thanks to heavy rains in the region, market participants said that...
EPA examines gaps in recycling data, funding
A pair of reports from the U.S. EPA shines a light on just how fragmented data collection in the recycling...
Researchers develop new recycling processes
University researchers have come up with two new methods to break down plastic waste – one for reuse and the...
PET bottle recycling reaches new high
Recycling for U.S. PET bottles in 2023 gained 4 percentage points on the year to reach 33%, the highest rate...
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