sustainability
Research Project Probes Potential for AI-based Sorting in Postconsumer Polypropylene
Process couples vision-based sorting with efficient decontamination to separate high-value PP.
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Scaling Up Sustainable Solutions for Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies Group helps industrial partners tackle the sustainability challenges presented by fiber-reinforced composite materials.
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Film Recycling Plant Opens In Minnesota
Myplas facility located in Rogers, Minnesota, will process flexible film.
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SPE 2023 Automotive Awards Highlight ‘Firsts’ and Emerging Technologies
Nods given to several ‘firsts’ as well as rapidly emerging technologies with sustainability nearly always a major theme.
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Baxter to Scale Up PVC Intravenous Bag Recycling Program
Successful pilot program with Northwestern Medicine will expand to additional units and health systems.
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Expanded Sustainable Portfolio of PVC Resins
INEOS Inovyn’s two new products are Neovyn, with a 37% lower carbon footprint and Recovyn, made from 100% recycled carbon feedstock.
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Sweden's Site Zero Sorts Plastic Packaging Waste Into 12 Fractions
Svensk Plastatervinning polymer sorting plant has a 3.1-mile sorting line that separates postconsumer waste, including polyeolefins, PET, PS, EPS, PVC and more for recycling.
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PET Bottle Recycling Rate Static As Collection Lags Production Slightly
NAPCOR recycling report puts PET recycling at 1.3% under last year's rate.
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Filtration System Helps Film Processor Manage Recycled Material Mandates
Global film processor RKW teams with Nordson to enable it to process blown film with high recycled content.
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PLASTICS Releases Additional Videos on Recycling Successes
Plastics Iindustry Association continues its series with new videos featuring Niagara Bottling, Envision Plastics, EPSilyte and Amcor.
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