Technology

When densifying certain materials, gravity can fall short of what's needed to feed low-density bulk plastics into the equipment. That's...

A company creating plastics processing aids from recycled plastics has announced a new line of PP waxes. Brantford, Ontario-based GreenMantra...

A manufacturer has been recognized for its process that uses 100 percent post-consumer plastics from e-scrap, as well as packaging...

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Converting used plastics into ultra-low-sulphur diesel fuel yields notable environmental benefits over traditional oil drilling and refining processes, according to...

Researchers explore fluorescence to advance food- and drink-container sortation, and an advanced films manufacturer begins closed-loop recycling with customers' materials....

To begin to recover targeted plastics from multi-layer packaging, one of the world's largest consumer product companies says it will use...

Avangard Innovative is continuing its efforts to optimize recycling streams with the assistance of new technology, and the results are...

Avangard Innovative is continuing its efforts to optimize plastics recycling streams with the assistance of new technology, and the results...

Can separation of recyclables from trash ever be a cost-effective solution? According to three experts speaking at Waste Expo, the...