Unifi highlights high-volume end users
More than 40 billion plastic bottles have been recycled into Unifi's Repreve recycled polyester fabric over the past 17 years,...
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Recyclable, light-blocking shrink sleeve patented
A Connecticut-based manufacturer of shrink sleeves and flexible packaging has secured a U.S. patent for a coating that both blocks...
Analyst lays out cyclic pattern of recycled resin markets
A long runup in recycled natural HDPE prices came to an end last summer, when prices plummeted to levels not...
How MRF technology made a contaminant a product
A partnership between midwest recycling processor Rumpke and resin giant Eastman Chemical will create an end market for opaque and...
How sorting upgrades made a contaminant a product
A partnership between midwest recycling processor Rumpke and resin giant Eastman Chemical will create an end market for opaque and...
Unifi aims to grow recycled-content line
Unifi's recycled-content fiber line made up 30% of the company's revenue in 2023, and the textile manufacturer is aiming for...
Sprite to ditch sleeve labels in UK trial
In a trial project aiming to simplify recycling and reduce the use of material, Coca‑Cola will temporarily remove labels from...
PET rodent cage processor recycled 1.2M pounds in 2023
Innovive, a U.S. manufacturer of single-use plastic cages for mice and rats in laboratories, has significantly scaled up its recycling...
ALPLA boosts processing volume to meet 2025 resin goal
Global packaging giant ALPLA Group says it is ramping up its processing of recycled PET and HDPE as it nears...
Republic to supply PET to emerging end user Circularix
Post-consumer PET end user Circularix will buy PET flake from new plastics processing facilities recently unveiled by Republic Services, one...
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