Postconsumer
Walmart Commits to New Plastic Packaging Waste Reduction Initiatives
The company is working with suppliers to expand efforts to improve the sustainability of its private brand product packaging, with an emphasis on increasing recyclability and making it easier for customers to recycle.
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Starlinger Tech Helps To Increase PET Bottle Recycling for Austrian Recycler
In 2018, the Austrian plastics recycler PET to PET Recycling increased the number of PET bottles it recycled by 9% using technology from Starlinger.
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New IBM VolCat Process Breaks Down Waste Plastics into New Material
The team of researchers behind VolCat imagine the system being used at recycling and polyester manufacturing plants worldwide.
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Concurrent Chinaplas Events Cover Recycling, Industry 4.0, Design and More
The more than 3500 exhibitors are the biggest draw to Chinaplas, but in 2019 show organizer Adsale Exhibition Services is planning multiple collocated events to further boost appeal.
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Recycling: New Ultra-Fine Melt Filtration for PET Recycling
Smaller 60 µm screen size now available for Ettlinger’s ECO series filters suits them to processing 100% PET bottle flake for thermoforming sheet, packaging tape or staple fiber.
Read MoreErema Group Acquires 60% Stake in Plasmac
This acquisition expands Erema’s range of tailor-made plastic recycling solutions for in-house applications.
Read MoreAPR: Use of Recycled Plastic Linked to Reduced Energy Consumption
The report examined recycling processes for three of the most common types of plastic material recycled today: polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP)
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New Global Alliance Commits More Than $1B to Help End Plastic Waste in the Environment
An alliance of global companies from the plastics and consumer goods value chain launched a new organization to advance solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the environment, especially in the ocean.
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RPC Launches Cup Recycling Initiative
The company is working with its sister business from the RPC Group, RPC bpi recycled products, so that vending suppliers and operators who collect their own used cups can deliver them to the RPC bpi facility in Scotland.
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Starlinger Offers Greater Efficiency For Film Recyclers With The recoSTAR Dynamic 145
The introduction of this line was prompted by inquiries from film recyclers; the first three machines are currently being installed.
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