DuPont announces compatibilizer for mixed PP, PE streams
A new compatibilizer boosts the properties of plastics made from mixed streams of PP and PE, according to DuPont. The...
Technology
Company sells biopolymers business to South Korean firm
The struggling maker of a PHA-based additive to boost the properties of recycled PVC has sold its plastics business. Massachusetts-based...
Project uses enzymes to recycle PET and PU into bioplastic
Scientists are using an enzyme to break down PET and PU into their component monomers and then employing bacteria to...
Reclaimers overcome challenges to improve PET thermoform recycling
North American reclaimers boosted recycling of PET thermoforms last year, despite difficulties the packaging has in the way of look-alike...
Trials aim to optimize sorting and processing
During a series of tests aimed at optimizing PET thermoform recycling, researchers made a key discovery: the mechanical dryer they...
GreenMantra: Recycled-plastic wax helps extrusion process and grows bottom line
GreenMantra Technologies says its waxes, made from post-consumer plastics, can be used as additives to boost profitability for other reclaimers....
Canadian startup scales up process to break down PET
Montreal-based Loop Industries is working to commercialize its heatless, pressureless PET depolymerization technology after raising millions of dollars from investors...
Wide world of plastics recycling: Nov. 1, 2016
The PET recycling rate is increasing in South Africa, and a PVC recycling program in the U.K. gets kudos. Austria:...
A victory for glass recycling in Colorado
A Denver-based recycling and waste collection company is now sending broken glass from its materials recovery facility to a specialized...
MRF of the Moment: Ballistic separator part of facility retrofit in Nebraska
An upgrade at a Midwest MRF has dramatically boosted its throughput while allowing it to better separate materials. The changes...
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