Recycling Supplement 2020 Issue

Recycling Supplement

April 2020

Digital Edition
Leading the Charge: Brand Owners Moving to Boost Recycled Content in Packages, Products
Cover Story

Leading the Charge: Brand Owners Moving to Boost Recycled Content in Packages, Products

Leading brand owners and a big-box retailer discuss their recycling goals, which will impact processors and the entire supply chain.

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Features

Featured articles from the Recycling Supplement 2020 issue of Plastics Technology

How Graham Packaging Counters PCR Supply/Demand Squeeze
sustainability

How Graham Packaging Counters PCR Supply/Demand Squeeze

Customers want more PCR—including food grade—than recyclers can supply. Solutions involve efforts to educate customers, employees, and the community at large. New technologies also offer hope.

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Recycled Resin Gains Molder a Green Niche
sustainability

Recycled Resin Gains Molder a Green Niche

Injection molder AGS Technology uses compounding know-how to turn old scrap into new auto parts that satisfy performance and sustainability goals.

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How Two Compounders Step Up to Meet Rising Demand for Recycle Content
Compounding

How Two Compounders Step Up to Meet Rising Demand for Recycle Content

Two compounders that specialize in engineering thermoplastics for technical applications discuss what they are doing to meet demands for PCR compounds.

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Blazing the Trail In Processing PCR for Corrugated Pipe
Postindustrial

Blazing the Trail In Processing PCR for Corrugated Pipe

Just a decade ago, roughly 10% of HDPE corrugated pipes made by Advanced Drainage Systems used recycled material. That number is 65% now, and growing. Here’s how this processor became a pioneer in this field.

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