Q&A: ‘Trashbot’ could be the future of public-space collection
A startup is using robotics, artificial intelligence and the cloud to combat recycling contamination at one of its sources: public...
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A science fair project with EPS industry implications
Scientific developments that could open up a market for recycled EPS came not from chemists in academia or a large...
Equipment Spotlight: A new strategy for melt filtering
A filter from Nordson Polymer Processing Systems approaches the task of removing contaminants from a melt stream in a unique...
Plastics recycling technology roundup: Sept. 1, 2016
An improvement in virgin feedstocks allows better performance in recycled-content HDPE products, and two companies cooperate to supply a continuous...
PET bottle labels meet APR’s recyclability criteria
International labels company UPM Raflatac has been in the news for its work developing recycling-friendly labels for beverage containers. The...
FDA gives green light to range of recycling proposals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the way for a U.S. company to recycle PP and HDPE buckets and...
How a novel EPS recycling approach is propelling a Canadian company
Imagine a lump of sugar dissolving in coffee – Solenne Brouard uses that image to describe the first step in...
Getting technical
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MRF of the Moment: Combining new screens with existing equipment
A small-scale materials recovery facility in Arizona demonstrates the ability to engineer a line from both new and existing equipment....
Equipment Spotlight: Optical sortation system pushes forward on several fronts
An optical sorter platform from National Recovery Technologies (NRT) is shaped such that "bounce backs" of ejected materials have virtually...
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