Packaging products receive recyclability recognition
Recent testing has shown that several bottle label innovations and a barrier tube package are compatible with plastics recycling processes,...
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Northeast state passes chemical recycling bill
Pennsylvania's governor signed legislation that eases the regulatory environment for facilities that use certain technologies to process scrap plastics. Gov....
Plastics giants announce recycling moves
The world's largest PET producer will put massive sums of money into boosting RPET production capacity, and petrochemical companies recently...
Investors buy PureCycle and move to take it public
PP recycling startup PureCycle Technologies will be purchased by investment firms that will list the company publicly. They plan major...
AmSty aims to increase PCR in food packaging
Polystyrene producer Americas Styrenics announced a goal of having 25% recycled content in foodservice and food packaging products by 2030....
Loop Industries challenged by setbacks and legal strife
Troubles are mounting for PET depolymerization startup Loop Industries. It has lost a key supply contract and also faces lawsuits...
End users boost their recycled-plastic purchases
Global companies such as Keurig Dr Pepper, Dow and Mars recently announced their intentions to bolster the use of PCR....
Plastics producers tout pyrolysis achievements
Three virgin plastics companies – Chevron Phillips Chemical, SABIC and BASF – recently announced developments in the area of chemical...
In My Opinion: Industry’s tech development must continue
A chemical engineering professor at City College of New York says reviews of data – as well as his firsthand...
APR issues recyclability letters for label and tubes
Testing has shown that a label for PET bottles and several tube packages are compatible with current plastics recycling processes....
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