Recycling
New Generation of Advanced Plastics Shredding Technology
This technology, called the Beast, is reportedly large enough to efficiently reduce the biggest containers in one operation, and durable enough to last decades.
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Several Brand Owners Develop Bottles with Carbios Enzymatic Recycling Technology
The successful completion of these initial food-grade bottles is a major milestone in the Consortium’s validation of Carbios’ technology.
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Ineos Styrolution Develops Mechanically Recycled Polystyrene
Available for a broad range of applications including food contact.
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Making Polypropylene the Next Big Thing in Recycling
PureCycle Technologies’ solvent-based recycling process returns polypropylene to a pristine state.
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More than 100 Companies Support EPR for Packaging
A group of businesses and stakeholders that are drawn from across the packaging value chain are calling for the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for packaging.
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AI Being Used to Sort Plastics Automatically
The technology from Metaspectral is slated for completion by the end of 2021.
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New LVMH Packaging Using Eastman's Molecular Recycling Technologies
Eastman's Advanced Circular Recycling technologies produce resins from mixed waste plastic rather than fossil-based feedstocks.
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U.S. Department of Energy Plans to Provide $14.5 Million to Advance Recycling
Through this funding opportunity, DOE will support a range of projects to develop economically viable solutions for converting plastic films to more valuable materials and design new plastics that are more recyclable and biodegradable.
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New Safety Requirements for Granulators, Strand Pelletizers and Dicers
PLASTICS’ Machinery Safety Standards Committee has released a new ANSI/PLASTICS B151.11 standard.
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Pure Loop Expands Service Offering for Customers in North America
Erema’s subsidiary Pure Loop expands footprint with the delivery of an ISEC evo 302 recycling machine here.
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