Postconsumer

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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Postconsumer

PLASTICS Names Winners of the 2020 Re|focus Leadership and People’s Choice Awards

PureCycle takes the Leadership in Innovation Award while Accredo Packaging wins the People's Choice Award.

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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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sustainability

Re|focus Webinar Series Kicks Off May 28th with “Putting Marine Plastics to Work in the Supply Chain”

Join PLASTICS for the first webinar in the Re|focus series featuring a panel of industry experts addressing marine debris. With major efforts underway across the globe to remove plastic from the environment, what can be done with it aside from landfilling this material or incinerating it?

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sustainability

Nova Chemicals and Enerkem to Jointly Research New Advanced Recycling Catalyst Technology

Working together, the companies will research advanced recycling technology to transform hard-to-recycle municipal waste, including items such as plastics, household waste, and construction materials, into ethylene at full commercial scale.

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Postconsumer

Eastman Discusses Reusable Sport Bottles Consumer Study; Sustainability Aspects

Brad Moncla, marketing segment manager for durables at Eastman, talks about the reusability of its Tritan products, sustainability, and a focus on the company’s COVID-19 response.

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sustainability

Wolfgang Steinwender Named CEO of NGR

Wolfgang Steinwender takes over as CEO; his predecessor Josef Hochreiter will devote more time to the further development of Next Generation Holding.

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Packaging

Inhance Technologies’ Barrier Packaging Recognized as Fully Recyclable by APR and PRE

The Enkase technology imparts a permanent barrier that can be applied to HDPE containers and reportedly protects the product integrity by reducing ingredient loss and increasing shelf life and quality, while maintaining recyclability.  

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Thermoformed Detergent Tub Now Contains 50% Recycled PP

Tub sits inside a recycled cardboard wrapper that permits a 40% reduction in the overall weight of plastic.

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Postindustrial

Coperion and Aurora Kunststoffe Partner on Industrial Recycling Project

The companies detail how by using Coperion ZSK extruders, Aurora Kunststoffe is able to process industrial by-products and turns them into high-quality raw materials.

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