PT ZONE: Recycling
Conference Report: Bioplastics Are Breaking Out of Their 'Green' NicheThe excitement in the air of the recent Innovation Takes Root conference was a sense of arrival. More (+)
Extrusion & Compounding at NPE: More Output, More Flexibility, Less EnergyThere won't be many blown-film lines running, but there is still much in the way of innovation going on in extrusion and compounding. More (+)
MOST RECENT CONTENT: Recycling
Prices Have Dropped
12/27/2011Plastics Technology
2011 was a difficult year for recycled plastics, mostly because of the unpredictability of the Chinese market, which soaks up a lot of U.S. material, mainly on the West Coast. “We are so tied to China,” says one broker. “If people think China isn’t going to take a particular material, then prices go down.”The end of a year can be a little confusing, as well, where pricing is concerned.
Self-Cleaning Screen Changer Helps Recycle Dirty Scrap12/27/2011Plastics Technology
Two different recyclers have discovered a way to process highly contaminated scrap without substantial losses in economy and productivity.
Dow Explores Burning Plastics Waste for Energy8/23/2011Plastics Technology
This spring, Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., conducted pilot tests that validated and documented the potential for energy recovery from incinerating plastics wastes.
First 100% RPET Soft-Drink Bottle in North America7/27/2011Plastics Technology
Last month, PepsiCo Beverages Canada, Mississauga, Ont., unveiled what’s said to be North America’s first soft-drink bottle made from 100% recycled PET.
FDA Gives OK to Novel RPET Extrusion System4/25/2011Plastics Technology
German equipment supplier Gneuss (U.S. office in Matthews, N.C.) last month received an unrestricted non-objection letter from the U.S.
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OVERVIEW:
Recycling
Recycling is a broad term that most associate with post-consumer scrap. Recyclers collect bags, bottles and a wide variety of other end products, which are ultimately washed and pelletized and either sold by a recycler to processors or reprocessed into parts.
Product Announcements
- RECYCLING/SCRAP RECLAIM: Melt Filter for Highly Contaminated Scrap
- Ettlinger Kunststoffmaschinen GmbH 6/27/2011
- Rotary Melt Filter Allows More Reclaim in Film Lines
- Gneuss, Inc. 4/1/2010
- Three Welding Methods in One Machine
- Bielomatik Inc. 3/1/2010
- New-Generation Welder Answers Users’ Requests
- Herrmann Ultrasonics Inc. 9/1/2009
- PE Film Reclaim System Works for PLA, Too
- Erema North America Inc. 7/1/2009
