Alternative Materials

A type of caterpillar eats and breaks down polyethylene, and Tanzania asks new plastic product manufacturers to build recycling facilities....

China's border crackdown creates a struggle for survival among legitimate recycling companies, and Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water uses more rPET....

Miniature liquor bottles are targeted for a 15-cent container deposit, and companies work to implement more environmentally friendly packaging. Bottle...

Plastic products sold in California with "biodegradable" and "compostable" printed on their labels cost Walmart nearly $1 million in a...

A company says its enzymatic depolymerization technology can be applied to opaque PET containers, and a startup targeting ABS and...

A group provides an update on its research into the recycling of multi-material laminated packaging, and post-consumer plastics are being...

Innovators in the resin realm often get a bad rap for prioritizing functionality over recyclability. But according to one bioplastics...

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is about more than just the latest TVs, smartphones and gadgets. This year’s event also showcased...

A European Union panel approved a pair of proposals that bring recovered material into plastic food and beverage packaging. But...

A recyclable, recycled-content polyester material has been developed for automotive components, and a high-molecular-weight PLA could replace PP in packaging....