Postconsumer
Study: Recycling Industry Continues to Help Power the U.S. Economy
The recycling industry is responsible for more than 531,500 jobs and an overall economic impact of nearly $110 billion.
Read MoreCalifornia Recycling Legislation Stalls
The Legislature has recessed for the year and will reconvene on Jan. 6, 2020, when both bills may be reconsidered.
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Molson Coors Discusses Incorporating More Recycled Content In Its Plastic Packaging
The company is working with Loop Industries to upcycle the company’s PET packaging.
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Maag Realigns Brand, Corporate Strategy
The new brand and business strategy will be presented for the first time at K 2019.
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PET Packaging Technologies Debut at K 2019
SACMI will show its latest for compression, injection and blow molding—mainly of PET.
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Auxiliary Equipment: Rotary-Style Melt Filter
Billed as the ideal filtration system for applications that benefit from a continuous, pressure and process constant screen changer, but that don’t require back-flushing
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Legal Resource Discusses Proposed Plastics Bill
U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) announced that they plan to introduce legislation this fall that will tackle the plastic waste crisis. Maureen Gorsen, partner in Alston & Bird's Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group, talks about the potential impact of the plan.
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Researchers Produce Prosthetic Limbs from Recycled Plastic Bottles
Artificial limbs made out of plastic water bottles could save money and help tackle pollution at the same time.
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Alliance to End Plastic Waste Names Jacob Duer as President and CEO
In this newly created role, Duer will advance the alliance mission to develop, deploy and bring to scale solutions that will minimize and manage plastic waste and promote solutions for used plastics.
Read MorePelletron to Supply PET Bottle Flake and Pellet Handling System at New CarbonLITE Plant
Installation at the plant will produce 80 million lb of rPET pellets/yr, reportedly one of the largest in the world.
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