First steps for secondary processors
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MRF of the Moment: Facility houses advanced equipment in a tent-like structure
A new big top has opened in the Florida panhandle, but instead of housing animals and circus performers, the building...
Equipment Spotlight: Densifiers simplify shipping of recovered foam
A densifier innovation aims to boost the cost-effectiveness of transporting EPS plastic for recycling. Intco Recycling, based in Shandong Province,...
Unifi plant utilizes advanced sortation and de-labeling technologies
Unifi's new PET recycling plant uses advanced dry de-labeling equipment and a host of optical sorters to generate a clean...
Plastics recycling technology roundup: Sept. 30, 2016
A co-polyester to boost the properties of recycled PET goes on the market in Europe, and new shredders, wash lines,...
Innovation isolates film on sort line
A new sortation system from Bulk Handling Systems automatically separates film products for recycling so they're not later lost as...
Melt filter targets a challenging form of PVC
Italian melt filter company Fimic has developed a filter technology to tackle a tough plastics stream: PVC from electrical cables....
Plastics recycling R&D facility opens in Slovenia
A research and development facility that recently opened in Europe aims to transform reclaimed plastics into higher-value applications. Plastics...
Unifi plant utilizes advanced sortation and de-labeling technologies
Unifi's new PET recycling plant uses advanced dry de-labeling equipment and a host of optical sorters to generate a clean...
Stakeholders turn attention to recovery of flexible film
Existing sortation equipment at materials recovery facilities could potentially be used to create bales of flexible film packaging, a study...
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