Recycling
AMP Robotics Opens New Headquarters in Colorado
The maker of AI-empowered robotics and sorting systems for recycling will combine operations into the new 84,000-ft2 facility outside Denver, which includes manufacturing and R&D.
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Black + Decker Power Tools Housed in Chemically Recycled PET
Each power tool contains the equivalent of eight to 18 single-use 16.9 fl-oz water bottles.
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Spinning Straw Into Gold With Chemical Upcycling
Upcycling diverts waste by converting it to high value materials.
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Avoid Four Common Traps In Granulation
Today, more than ever, granulation is an important step in the total production process. Our expert explains a few of the many common traps to avoid when thinking about granulators
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Ascend Performance Materials Buys Majority Stake in Circular Polymers
Acquisition secures supply of PCR.
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Handheld NIR Instrument Distinguishes PET from PETG
Mobile spectroscopy from trinamiX detects more than 30 different plastics—and now PET vs. PETG as an aid to recycling.
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Association of Plastics Recyclers Recognizes Cavitated PE Technology
Void Technologies’ VO+ PE Masterbatch Technology Achieves Critical Guidance Recognition
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Starlinger Unveils New PET Recycling Line
The recoSTAR PET Art line, unveiled at K Show 2022, offers advances in efficiency and uptime.
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K 2022: ‘We’ve Been Waiting 40 Years!’
With sustainability top-of-mind in the plastics industry, this was a ground-breaking show for builders of recycling equipment. It also prompted new thinking in thinwall injection molding.
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Canadian Project Shows Digital Watermarks Aid Sortation of Flexible Packaging
First North American demo of “invisible” digital watermarks for mixed-waste plastics sortation proves the technology’s effectiveness with films and flexibles.
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