Mixed rigids and film recycling sites to open next year
A joint venture is set to launch two U.S. processing plants for hard-to-recycle plastics in 2020, bringing new outlets for...
Film & Flexibles
Three plastic scrap end users report finances
Unifi, Trex and Greystone Logistics, U.S. manufacturers that use large amounts of recycled plastic, recently released their quarterly results. Unifi...
Here’s the latest news in pouch recycling
A high-barrier PP product has been given a "very good" recyclability rating, and a pouch with an inner layer of...
Report finds some PE bales went to trash, not recycling
CBC News in Canada used tracking devices to follow where garbage and recycling companies took loads of recovered film. Much...
Post-consumer plastics prices see notable changes
The price of PET took a dive over the past month, but the value of natural HDPE climbed substantially. Post-consumer...
Avangard to build three $30 million film facilities next year
Reclaimer Avangard Innovative will grow exponentially in 2020, opening three processing sites to recover and pelletize plastic film. The company...
Here’s who recently received FDA recycling letters
A company was given the go-ahead to recycle post-consumer PET into multi-layer reheatable food trays. Meanwhile, a global packaging company...
Prices down for key curbside plastics
PET and HDPE bales are fetching lower prices than they were a month ago, but PP and high-grade film have...
How a manufacturer increased its line of recycled products
Garbage and recycling container maker Busch Systems recently announced it has developed additional products made from 100% recycled plastic. An...
PCR demand plays into ag plastics acquisition
An ag plastics collector, processor and end user will be acquired by a private equity firm, which took note of...
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