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Investigating the ingredients
This article originally appeared in the February 2018 issue of Resource Recycling magazine. Subscribe today for access to all print...
Put to the test
This story originally appeared in the November 2017 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. For...
Data Sort: How demand falls short of supply for recovered PE
According to the most recent statistics, around 900 million pounds of polyethylene post-consumer resin (PCR) are purchased annually in the...
Equipment Spotlight: Filter for heavy contamination
A new melt filter from Ettlinger is designed for handling heavily contaminated plastic loads and achieving high throughputs. The German...
Equipment Spotlight: An upright approach to drying regrind
Herbold’s HVT dryer model employs a vertical setup to tackle regrind from PET bottles, hollow bodies, polyolefins and other plastics....
Latin American evolution
This article originally appeared in the December 2017 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Together,...
Equipment Spotlight: Pulverizer leans on the laws of physics
German company Neue Herbold has re-engineered a plastics pulverizer machine to increase throughput without using more energy. The company's ZM800,...
Equipment Spotlight: Portable approach to plastics-to-fuel
A new technology makes it possible for a ship to scoop up ocean plastics, convert them to diesel and use...
Rhythms and reasons in pricing
This article originally appeared in the August 2017 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print...
The big upsides from breaking down bales
This story originally appeared in the August 2017 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print...
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