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Low oil prices shake plastics recovery in South Africa
South Africa recycled more total plastic in 2015 than the year before, but the country's plastics diversion rate dropped and...
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...
Building a market for pigmented polystyrene
Crews are nearing completion of a South African village built in part with recovered colored and black EPS.
Market forecasts: Slower sales growth for phones, declines in tablets
Worldwide shipments of new mobile phones will increase 3.1 percent in 2016, a substantial slowdown from growth in previous years,...
Are we seeing the first stages of a market rebound?
Collectors of recovered plastic packaging note the value of baled material has risen for three consecutive months. Early market indications...
Q&A: One firm’s vision for growth in recycled glass market
At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it. The Salt...
Q&A: One firm’s vision for growth in recycled glass market
At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it. The Salt...
Scrap exports slip in early 2016
Exports of scrap plastics saw a sizable month-to-month bump in volume at the start of 2016, but most materials showed...
Expect more aluminum bottles in the recycling stream
Industry experts contend recycling carts will contain more and more aluminum bottles in the coming years. Ricardo Ruiz is a...
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