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Field trials
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. ...
Into the depths
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. ...
Data Sort: Worldwide expansion of packaging EPR
The maps below demonstrate how extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs for packaging have spread around the globe over the last...
The freight depression
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. ...
Making the grade
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. ...
Equipment Spotlight: Nitrogen-assisted PET cleaning
A new PET recycling system combines decontamination approaches from two different European equipment providers. Austria-based Erema and and Switzerland-headquartered Polymetrix...
Data Sort: What’s at stake beyond PET and HDPE bottles
Most West Coast materials recovery facilities (MRFs) are not equipped to sort plastics beyond PET and HDPE bottles. This material...
In Our Opinion: Collection is only half the battle
This article originally appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. ...
Equipment Spotlight: Creating custom compounds in one step
The latest equipment release from Erema combines key steps in the plastics recycling and compounding process to increase efficiency and...
Equipment Spotlight: AI capabilities boost sortation system
In order to achieve the cleanest possible stream, the Heavy Picker from ZenRobotics maximizes separation of heavy plastics before shredding....
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