From NIR to PPE: Sortation firm helps masks fit better
Normally, NRT's 3D printer is busy producing parts for optical sorters and other recycling machinery. But amid the pandemic, the...
Technology
Feds to fund scrap plastic liquefaction tech
The U.S. government is looking to provide up to $4 million to advance development of technologies to convert recovered plastics...
Expert explains why processing success starts at the hopper
The variability of recycled plastic streams doesn't just present challenges in terms of extruding and molding products. It also complicates...
Equipment Spotlight: More shredding with less energy consumption
CM Shredders last fall introduced its SOLO Series of size reduction equipment, which the company designed to have low operational...
Here’s a method to mitigate EVOH impacts in recycling
An innovation is allowing natural HDPE bottles containing higher levels of EVOH to be recycled into pellets that are free...
How an advanced line will recycle PET thermoforms
Green Impact Plastics, a Mexican company building a $7 million facility in Southern California, is set to use optimized machinery...
Equipment Spotlight: Size-reduction tool built for large plastic volumes
The latest SMS Series granulator from Herbold Meckesheim is billed as a perfect fit for challenging applications, particularly those requiring...
Plastics recycling technology roundup: April 3, 2020
A pelletizing and melt delivery equipment company opened a lab in North Carolina, and a U.S. thermoforms company begins using...
PET bottle label innovations achieve APR recognition
Three shrink films for PET bottles and a collection of label inks have passed recyclability reviews by the Association of...
Plastics recycling technology roundup: March 2, 2020
Three major manufacturers announce they'll use PET, PP and acetate produced via chemical recycling processes, and Procter & Gamble begins...
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