sustainability
Plastimagen Returns
Almost exactly two years since the first pandemic shutdown and not quite three years removed from the last version of this event, Mexico and Latin America’s plastics industry reunited in person—and in masks—at Plastimagen 2022 in Mexico City.
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VOID Opens R&D and Compound Manufacturing Facility for Sustainable Flexible Packaging
This marks the materials science company’s first plastic reduction research labs and compound manufacturing facility
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Closed Loop Partners Leads Consortium of Investors in Acquiring Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR)
SMR manages several municipal recycling programs including the largest municipal recycling contract in North America-NYC’s contract.
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ExxonMobil Completes First Commercial Sale of Certified Circular Polymers
Berry Global is the company’s first customer of resins based on ExxonMobil’s Exxtend advanced recycling of plastic waste technology.
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Upgrade to Next-Generation of Advanced Plastics Shredder
BCA Industries’ ES2000, also known as “The Beast”, offered with electric power option.
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Solvent-Based Inks Boost PET Recycling
Sun Chemical’s SunSpectro SolvaWash solvent-based inks allow higher quality and yield of recycled PET from bottles.
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Working Towards a Global Plan for Plastics Pollution
Less than a week before the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) convenes in Nairobi with the goal of creating a global treaty on plastics pollution, the OECD attempted to map out the breadth and depth of the issue.
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Coca-Cola Pledges to Use More Refillable Bottles
Coca-Cola says 25% of all its beverages globally will be delivered in returnable/refillable containers by 2030, up from 16% in 2020.
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Compatibilizer Gets How2Recycle Prequalification for Store Drop-Off Labeling
Ampacet’s ReVive 311A achieves critical guidance recognition for new technologies in sustainable package design.
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New Pulverizer Helps PVC Processor Boost Output
New unit from Pallmann converts PVC scrap and delivers 2000 lb/hr of recycled PVC at 20 mesh (840 micron) particle size.
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