Recycling
Reversing Logistics for Plastic Film Recycling
Learn how Mainetti built a circular supply chain for clear film packaging.
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Looking to Run PCR on a Single Screw? Here’s What to Keep in Mind
Just drop it in and mix it up? Sorry, there’s a lot more to it than that. Here is some of what you need to consider.
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Recycling Terminology Can Be a Minefield, So We Should Tread Lightly
Loose propagation of terms like “recyclable” and “compostable” has already brought down government regulations on labeling. The plastics and packaging industries should take that to heart with other recycle-related language. Like “monomaterial” for example.
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Plastic Bank Marks 10 Years and 88,000 Tons of Plastic Waste Reclaimed
Company sets up local exchange centers to divert plastic waste otherwise likely to end up in the ocean.
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Recycling Program Announced for Nylon 3D Printed Parts
Sculpteo, part of the BASF company, announced a program to establish a circular material stream with its recycling program for 3D printed products.
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German Trial Demonstrates Recycling Technology for Multilayer Rigid Packaging
BASF, Krones, Sudpack, TOMRA collaboration achieves proof of concept for closed recycling loop for PET-based multilayer packaging.
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Metaspectral to Advance Vision Technology for Recycling
Company received further funding from British Columbia’s CleanBC Plastics Action Fund
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Avient Receives PLASTICS’ 2023 Re|Focus Sustainability Innovation in Design Award
Said to be the first digital tool of its kind, the award was for Avient’s post-consumer recycled resin Color Prediction Service.
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Are Plastics on the ‘Wrong Side of History’?
Some might think so, but the rational answer is No, not unless you envision a retreat to pre-industrial society.
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Indorama and Evertis Collaboration Aims for PET Film From Recycled Trays
Indorama and Evertis announced they will collaborate to make food packaging film from recycled PET trays.
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