ICYMI: Top Sustainability Articles of 2024
A look back at the year’s top articles on recycling innovations, sustainability strategies, and circular economy practices in the plastics industry.
We’ve made it through another year and there's no better time to reflect on the strides we've made toward a more sustainable future. Throughout the year, we've explored the pivotal role of recycling in the plastics processing industry— from groundbreaking technologies to innovative practices driving the circular economy. In this special blog, we revisit some of our most impactful articles, highlighting the advancements, challenges, and success stories that are shaping a greener tomorrow.
KraussMaffei closed the loop on products molded in its NPE booth and not just by using regrind, but reformulating and repelletizing the components into new pellets. Source: KraussMaffei
NPE2024 Wrap-Up: Sustainability Dominates Show Floor News
Across all process types, sustainability was a big theme at NPE2024. But there was plenty to see in automation and artificial intelligence as well.
Multilayer Solutions to Challenges in Blow Molding with PCR
For extrusion blow molders, challenges of price and availability of postconsumer recycled resins can be addressed with a variety of multilayer technologies, which also offer solutions to issues with color, processability, mechanical properties and chemical migration in PCR materials.
Scaling Up Sustainable Solutions for Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies Group helps industrial partners tackle the sustainability challenges presented by fiber-reinforced composite materials.
Optical Sorting for Color Flexibility in Recycled Plastics
Aaron Industries added optical sorting to its operation, expanding capabilities to meet the color needs of customers.
Building a Future With Sustainable Compounds
With roots in recycling, Star Plastics produces engineering thermoplastic compounds to meet performance and environmental goals.
The Sesotec Flake Purifier+ at Mission PET.
Source: Mission PET
Austrian Recycler's Mission to Recycle PET Takes It Beyond Bottles
Mission PET supplements bottle-to-bottle capability with alternative applications for recycled PET.
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