Recycling
Eriez Completes Plant Expansion
A major expansion provides space for manufacturing, R&D, aftermarket repair and a new Recycling Test Center for full-scale equipment demonstrations.
Read MoreRecycling Group Hires New President
Plastics Forming Enterprise names Kristi Hansen president.
Read MoreFollow These Tips to Give Your Granulator Blades the Edge
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions—and troubleshooting advice—to help you maintain your granulator blades.
Read MoreClosed-Loop Recycling Makes Old Printer Cartridges New Again
Canon runs a big recycling operation in Virginia where it collects and sorts toner cartridges, pelletizes the scrap, then molds new cartridges from the reclaim.
Read MoreBuilding an Ocean-Bound Plastics Supply Chain
Atando Cabos, working with partners ExxonMobil and Engel, is taking discarded fishing rope and transforming it into raw material to reincorporate into the production chain as long-term recyclable products.
Read MoreBorealis and Tomra Open Mechanical Recycling Demo Plant
The new plant will produce ready-for-market fully formulated polymer pellets.
Read More20 Good Things to Come Out of 2020—Part 5
Additive manufacturing has emerged as the supply chain hero in many ways during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the recycling industry continues its push for a Circular Economy.
Read More20 Good Things to Come Out of 2020—Part 4
Good news was there if you knew where to look for it—in the pages of Plastics Technology magazine or right here on our website. Here’s a review of headlines you can feel good about.
Read MoreCarbios Produces First Clear Plastic Bottles from Recycled Textile Waste
Carbios’ process, using highly specific enzymes, allows textile waste to be recovered and converted into a high quality grade of PET that is suitable for bottles.
Read MoreSTF Group Installs Recycling Line Virtually at a Plant in Haiti
In the wake of Covid-19 travel restrictions, STF Group pulls off first ever virtual plastic recycling line installation at the Lavergne plant in Haiti.
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