sustainability
Why Are They Blending Biopolymers?
A sit-down with bioplastic producer Danimer Scientific showed me there are more possible answers to that question than I had previously thought.
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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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Extrusion 2023 Conference: It’s All About Sustainability
Want to present on how your materials or equipment technology — or your processing expertise — can help extrusion processors achieve their goals to develop more sustainable products? You still have until May 22 to submit your abstracts.
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Monomaterial Blister Packaging for Pharmaceuticals
Sudpack Medica introduced Pharmaguard, a recyclable blister pack concept.
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Recycling Report Describes Recovery from 2020 Lows
Prepared by Stina, the report summarizes data collected on U.S.-sourced plastic recovered for recycling in 2021.
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Nalgene Bottle Production Completes Conversion to Certified 50% Recycled Material
Nalgene Outdoor has completed the conversion of its reusable water bottle manufacturing process to Eastman's Tritan Renew.
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PHA/PLA Blends for Coffee Pods Meet EU Compostability Specs
Danimer Scientific and TotalEnergies Corbion collaborate on biopolymer blends that meet proposed EU compostability requirements for coffee pods and other plastic packaging.
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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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Refinery Runs Liquified Waste Plastic to Produce Feedstock Material
Neste announced it had completed a second series of runs, chemically recycling liquefied waste plastics with the aim of transitioning to circular solutions.
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