Plastics recycling technology roundup: Nov. 2, 2016
A facility near London is using a new baffled oscillation technology to separate PP and PE in a water tank,...
Hard-to-Recycle Materials
GreenMantra: Recycled-plastic wax helps extrusion process and grows bottom line
GreenMantra Technologies says its waxes, made from post-consumer plastics, can be used as additives to boost profitability for other reclaimers....
Wide world of plastics recycling: Nov. 1, 2016
The PET recycling rate is increasing in South Africa, and a PVC recycling program in the U.K. gets kudos. Austria:...
Ontario ‘lab’ aims to test ideas in packaging recovery
A coalition of public and private partners have formed the Ontario Circular Economy Innovation Lab (CEIL), an effort to coordinate...
Q&A: Challenges in San Antonio’s curbside plastic bag program
The City of San Antonio began accepting plastic bags in curbside single-stream carts two years ago. In its first year,...
California voters not certain to uphold bag ban
California may be a liberal state with its fair share of regulations, but a poll indicates voters may not be...
Q&A: Ups and downs collecting plastic bags curbside
The City of San Antonio began accepting plastic bags in curbside single-stream carts two years ago. In its first year,...
In other news: Oct. 25, 2016
ExxonMobil is part of a project developing a type of flexible film that could be more easily integrated into the...
Paper or plastic? Both could cost you in Chicago
The mayor of Chicago presented his 2017 budget proposal to the City Council last week and it includes a 7-cent...
From promises to piles
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