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Each Nike NBA Uniform Made Out of 20 Recycled PET Bottles
New NBA uniforms reflect growing trend of big sports brands using recycled polyester.
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International Space Station Now 3D Printing with PEI/PC Materials
PEI/PC compound is the third material a developer of zero-gravity 3D printers has demonstrated on the International Space Station for space-based additive manufacturing.
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UK Project Successfully Recycled One Million PVC Gift Cards
Having proved the concept, investment in infrastructure is the next step with an eye towards loyalty and hotel key cards next.
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Recap of Refocus Sustainability & Recycling Summit
Sustainable materials must meet or exceed the performance of their traditional competitors; could ocean plastic be coming to cars; and more.
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Keurig to Produce Recyclable K-cup Pods in Canada by End of 2018
Push to make pods recyclable to ramp up in Canada.
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Unilever Introduces Process to Recycle Multilayer Sachets
Plastics from the post-consumer sachets will be channeled back into the supply chain.
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Beach Plastic: A Recycling Story
Plastics Technology went to the beach in San Diego; not for surfing but to see first hand how local collection of beach plastic is enabling P&G's newest sustainable package.
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Kaiser Permanente, Goodwill Partner on Medical Plastics Recycling
When you find yourself at a hospital or the doctor’s office, most likely the last thing you’re thinking about is how much waste the healthcare field generates (for good reason, health clearly takes priority over work).
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The 100% PCR PP Lush Black Pot—Start of a New PCR Trend?
Chorus of brand owners at recycling conference: 鈥淲e want PCR.鈥
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Study Claims Lightweight Bottles May Impact Recyclability
Wide variation in performance, weight and recyclability in lightweighted bottles is found.
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New Additive Allows PE and PP to Combine Into New Alloy
One percent of new additive results in mechanically tougher PE/PP alloy and opens up mixed-stream recycling opportunities.
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Space: Where 3D Printing Innovates?
It鈥檚 called the 鈥淔inal Frontier鈥 but maybe space is actually a closer to a present-day trendsetter. What does that mean?
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