Recycled Materials
R-PET Prices Stable in First Quarter
Not much action in the first quarter, and no big changes expected in the near term.
Read MoreCanadian Water Bottler Gets More Than Expected From New PET Recycling Line
Bottle-to-bottle PET recycling line recycles pre-washed post-consumer PET bottle flake.
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Keurig to Produce Recyclable K-cup Pods in Canada by End of 2018
Push to make pods recyclable to ramp up in Canada.
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Unilever Introduces Process to Recycle Multilayer Sachets
Plastics from the post-consumer sachets will be channeled back into the supply chain.
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PP Waxes with Unique & Customizable Technical Properties
GreenMantra’s new PP waxes are among the high-value products from waste plastics it makes.
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1M Circular Materials Challenge Aims to Reduce Pollution
Global innovators, scientists and entrepreneurs are invited to submit new materials solutions to Ellen MacArthur Foundation and NineSigma.
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The Journey of Beach Plastics into New Shampoo Bottles
In a web exclusive report and video, Plastics Technology went directly to a source of P&G’s newest sustainable package: a San Diego beach.
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Beach Plastic: A Recycling Story
Plastics Technology went to the beach in San Diego; not for surfing but to see first hand how local collection of beach plastic is enabling P&G's newest sustainable package.
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The European PVC Industry Sustainable Development Program
VinylPlus recycled nearly 1.2 billion pounds of PVC in 2016.
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Kaiser Permanente, Goodwill Partner on Medical Plastics Recycling
When you find yourself at a hospital or the doctor’s office, most likely the last thing you’re thinking about is how much waste the healthcare field generates (for good reason, health clearly takes priority over work).
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