Recycling

Purpose-Built System Enhances Capacity and Flexibility for Recycler

A Boston recycler invested in a turnkey shredding, granulation and elutriation system to expand its plastics reclaim business.

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Recycling

New $50 Million Pyrolysis Facility Planned in West Virginia

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and the Clean Vision Corporation announced an agreement for development of a facility for converting plastic into oil for feedstock or fuel.

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Recycling

Carbios Gets €54 Million for Enzymatic Recycling Facility and Research

The French government awarded grants to Carbios for the development of its facility for recycling PET using enzymatic technology.

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Postconsumer

Reversing Logistics for Plastic Film Recycling

Learn how Mainetti built a circular supply chain for clear film packaging.

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Postconsumer

Looking to Run PCR on a Single Screw? Here’s What to Keep in Mind

Just drop it in and mix it up? Sorry, there’s a lot more to it than that. Here is some of what you need to consider.  

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sustainability

Recycling Terminology Can Be a Minefield, So We Should Tread Lightly

Loose propagation of terms like “recyclable” and “compostable” has already brought down government regulations on labeling. The plastics and packaging industries should take that to heart with other recycle-related language. Like “monomaterial” for example.

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sustainability

Plastic Bank Marks 10 Years and 88,000 Tons of Plastic Waste Reclaimed

Company sets up local exchange centers to divert plastic waste otherwise likely to end up in the ocean.

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sustainability

Recycling Program Announced for Nylon 3D Printed Parts

Sculpteo, part of the BASF company, announced a program to establish a circular material stream with its recycling program for 3D printed products.

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Packaging

German Trial Demonstrates Recycling Technology for Multilayer Rigid Packaging

BASF, Krones, Sudpack, TOMRA collaboration achieves proof of concept for closed recycling loop for PET-based multilayer packaging.

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Avient Receives PLASTICS’ 2023 Re|Focus Sustainability Innovation in Design Award

Said to be the first digital tool of its kind, the award was for Avient’s post-consumer recycled resin Color Prediction Service.

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