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Data Corner: Tracking the growing variety of products made with PCR

Data Corner: Tracking the growing variety of products made with PCR

The Buy Recycled Products Directory, managed by More Recycling, showcases more than 200 items made using post-consumer resin that are available in the marketplace right now. As the top chart below indicates, the majority of the products we have identified fall into the consumer goods category, but many also are geared toward the commercial sector, meaning businesses do have opportunities...

Data Corner: Tracking the growing variety of products made with recycled plastic

The Buy Recycled Products Directory, managed by More Recycling, showcases more than 200 plastic items made using post-consumer resin that are available in the marketplace right now. As the top chart below indicates, the majority of the products we have identified fall into the consumer goods category, but many also are geared toward the commercial sector, meaning businesses do have...

Industry experts offer dirty details on PET contamination

Data Sort: Latest numbers on export vs. processing in U.S. and Canada

The graph below shows the trends for four major scrap plastic categories tracked and reported as collected for recycling in the U.S., going back to 2010. This chart was made possible through the participation of recyclers and exporters and support from the American Chemistry Council, the Association of Plastic Recyclers, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association and the National Association for...

Data Corner: Shifts in export and domestic processing for scrap plastics

The graph below shows the trends for four major scrap plastic categories tracked and reported as collected for recycling in the U.S., going back to 2010. This chart was made possible through the participation of recyclers and exporters and support from the American Chemistry Council, the Association of Plastic Recyclers, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association and the National Association for...

Data Sort: What accounts for the higher cost of PCR

Data Sort: What accounts for the higher cost of PCR

Historically, companies have used post-consumer resin (PCR) because it was a lower cost feedstock than virgin. In recent years, however, pricing for virgin plastic (mostly “wide spec” resin) has fallen below that of PCR (mostly high quality PCR that is suitable for food contact). Developing PCR that can compete with virgin resin, in terms of performance or consistency in specifications,...

Data Corner: What accounts for the higher cost of PCR?

Historically, companies have used post-consumer resin (PCR) because it was a lower cost feedstock than virgin. In recent years, however, pricing for virgin plastic (mostly “wide spec” resin) has fallen below that of PCR (mostly high quality PCR that is suitable for food contact). Developing PCR that can compete with virgin resin, in terms of performance or consistency in specifications,...

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