Film & Flexibles

Retailers supplied composite lumber manufacturer Trex with more than 130 million pounds of recovered film last year. Meanwhile, production issues...

Researchers have found a way to convert post-consumer LDPE and HDPE into energy-storing carbon that can be used in batteries....

In coming years, recycled PET and polyolefins will likely have to continue competing with cheap virgin plastics. But scrap markets...

Consumer packaging company Berry Global will increase its presence in the plastics recycling sector by acquiring a European reclaimer. Plastics...

A North American post-consumer plastics reclaimer is expanding to process additional curbside-grade film, a move the company attributes to rising...

Mixed plastics and recovered carpet aren't usually the preferred feedstock for product manufacturers. But a Texas company making wood alternatives...

Recycled film consumer Trex saw its net income climb by more than 40 percent last year, boosted by ample availability...

Many municipal programs and facilities have recently tried to cut back on mixed plastics, citing tight markets. But reclaimer EFS-Plastics...

A statewide campaign will seek to increase plastic film recovery throughout Florida. Numerous Florida recycling stakeholders have joined the Wrap...

Flexible packaging isn't going away anytime soon, and an upcoming pilot project seeks to ensure it doesn't go to landfill....