Exploring the interplay of virgin and recycled plastic markets
In coming years, recycled PET and polyolefins will likely have to continue competing with cheap virgin plastics. But scrap markets...
HDPE
Two companies receive FDA food-contact letters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave a New England plastics reclaimer the thumbs up to recycle a polyolefin blend...
APR study quantifies benefits of recycled resin
Intuition says making products from recycled plastic is better for the environment than using virgin plastic. A recent study puts...
Lack of demand could sink ocean plastics recycling program
Envision Plastics has had success integrating marine plastics into the supply chain. But if more brand owners don't step up...
Composite lumber manufacturer to be acquired
Fiberon, a major end user for recovered PE, will be purchased by a publicly traded company that owns prominent home...
Project probes recovered film market potential
Film collected by retailers could be recycled into a number of additional product types, but contamination will likely stifle end-market...
Quantifying environmental benefits of recycled plastic
Researchers have calculated substantial upsides from making products out of recycled PET, HDPE and PP instead of prime plastics. For...
How an intelligent robot creates a clean HDPE stream
In one Chicago recycling facility, natural and colored HDPE are being picked from the residential recyclables mix with the latest...
Virgin producer expands recycling presence
Indorama Ventures has acquired a French PET and HDPE reclaimer, making it the latest prime plastics giant to step further...
Stolen pallet recycling lands two execs in prison
Two plastics recycling company executives will spend two years in prison for their involvement in a scheme to buy and...
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