Wide world of plastics recycling, UK edition: July 19, 2016
Two companies are working on a new resin made with a mix of plastic and fiber, and an exports-focused company...
Film & Flexibles
Curbside film pushes up plastics recovery in Canada
Canada collected more plastic for recycling in 2014 than it did the year before, with big boosts in curbside-collected film...
How a multi-polymer pouch was engineered for recyclability
Dow Chemical Co. has developed an advanced barrier pouch with an embedded compatibilizer, allowing the EVOH/PE packaging to be recycled...
Wash line puts focus on contaminated film streams
A wet shredder and hydrocyclone separation system from Herbold Meckesheim is helping a Netherlands reclaimer process film for recycling.
Transforming low-value plastics into high-value waxes
Through its use of a catalyst in a patented process, a Canadian company is recycling PE and PP into a...
In other news: April 13, 2016
A leader at composite lumber manufacturer Trex touts the benefits of recycling stretch films, and a district in Minnesota starts...
Recycling project targets PP and PE used in hospitals
An eight-month initiative in several Chicago hospitals aims to collect 100 tons of plastic and demonstrate the business case for...
A $90 million plastics-to-fuel plant planned in Indiana
A small Midwest town is slated to welcome a plastics-to-fuel facility converting up to 100,000 tons of mixed plastics per...
Trex dives into recovered LLDPE pellet business
Wood-alternative lumber manufacturer Trex has announced its entry into the business of producing and selling linear low-density polyethylene pellets made...
Experts detail keys to film collection success
While retail locations provide the best collection points for post-consumer film plastics, governments and haulers play a crucial role in...
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