APR’s third showcase honors variety of innovations
A robotic sorting system, PET packaging breakthrough and melt filter advancement took the limelight in this year's Plastics Recycling Showcase....
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Recycling-friendly PET bottle label released
Two chemical companies have unveiled a full-wrap shrink sleeve label that comes off during a whole bottle wash. The development...
FDA issues PET and HDPE food-contact letters
German and Paraguayan companies got the go-ahead to recycle PET into food packaging, and KW Plastics received a similar thumbs...
Reclaimer utilizes advanced PET recycling systems
Both dry and wet de-labeling systems are helping CarbonLite's new PET recycling facility overcome challenges from problematic bottle labels. CarbonLite's...
Danone and Coca-Cola proclaim recycling goals
Two brand owners recently made pledges to boost recycled content and improve the recyclability of their packaging. One of them,...
Recycled-content thermoforms maker shrinks workforce
Facing falling customer demand, an end user of recycled PET will lay off 100 employees at its North Carolina factory....
Where exports displaced from China are finding a home
Scrap plastic exported out of the U.S. is moving to Southeast Asia, where reclaimers are dramatically increasing purchases as China...
Post-consumer plastic prices remain steady
As we enter 2018, the market for most plastic packaging collected at the curb remains unchanged, although PP prices recently...
Ho-hum packaging prices seen to start 2018
The value of recovered HDPE and PET packaging is flat as the new year begins. Plastics reclaimers have submitted price...
Europe looks at packaging diversion and targets
Two industry groups have released reports examining plastic packaging recycling in Europe and where it’s headed. Europe saw across-the-board increases...
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