PET startup lands supply deal with L’Oréal
Depolymerization company Loop Industries has signed a letter of intent to supply recycled PET to beauty products giant L'Oréal. Quebec-headquartered...
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Recovering metal-LDPE mix from carton residue
After paper recycling companies extract fiber from cartons, they're often left with a plastic-aluminum mix that's sent to disposal. An...
Prime producer deepens involvement in recycling
Virgin resin giant Borealis will purchase a European plastics reclaimer, the latest move by the prime plastics maker to extend...
Associations release guidelines for ‘recyclable’ claims
To be marketed as "recyclable," which criteria should a product or packaging have to meet? Two major plastics recycling groups...
Project employs ‘molten salts’ for PCB recycling
A project in Europe seeks to scale up a new technique for recovering metals from printed circuit boards and other...
UK robot tackles a surge of old flat screens
A lot of British households are watching the World Cup on brand new TV sets, which means a robotic disassembly...
Global Dispatch: Covering the basics in Thailand
"Global Dispatch" is a new semi-regular column in E-Scrap News that is contributed by leaders from the Solving the E-waste...
Reuse marketplace grabs major investment backing
An emerging retail sales outlet for refurbished phones, tablets and laptops has raised $48 million to help it expand. Back...
Sims plant in Europe expands sorting capabilities
This story has been updated. Sims Recycling Solutions has installed two new sorting lines at its large processing facility in...
Study: E-plastic additives carry over post-processing
A sample of products containing bromine, as found by researchers. A researcher has found black e-plastics are being recycled into...
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