Postconsumer
Mondi Develops Pouch Made from Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic
Project Proof, an Ellen MacArthur Foundation Pioneer Project led by Mondi, develops a usable pouch prototype containing 20% post-consumer waste.
Read MoreFinland's VTT Project Evaluates Chemical Recycling
VTT demonstrated in its two-year Business Finland WasteBusters’ project that chemical recycling offers an ecologically sound alternative to incineration and possibly to mechanical recycling as well.
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Poland Spring to Use 100% Recycled Plastic by 2022
However, as recycling rates in the United States still hover around 30%, Poland Spring recognizes that in order to fulfill its commitment to use recycled plastic in its packaging, it must also invest in recycling initiatives.
Read MoreVinyl Industry Launches Sustainability Initiative
It includes increasing recycling efforts beyond the 1.1 billion lb of vinyl recycled annually in the U.S. and Canada
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New High Melt Flow Recycled PP Enables the Production of Thinner, Lighter Parts
The new Jet-Flo Polypro compound adds value to recycled PP by reportedly enabling thinner, lighter parts that require less material and energy.
Read MoreWinners of the Leadership and People’s Choice Awards Announced at Re|focus
UBQ Materials accepts the Leadership in Innovation Award and iMFLUX wins the People's Choice Award.
Read MoreNew PLASTICS Report Shows Viable Market for Recycled Plastic Bumpers
Launched in 2015, the ELV Project was designed to study the viability of collecting and recycling plastic car parts, including car bumpers, to eventually be broken down and used as materials to make new products.
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A Look at the Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit
Highlights from the summit include discussing PCR in packaging; Materials Recovery for the Future project and healthcare plastics recycling.
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Extrupet Adds Second Starlinger PET Recycling Line
Extrupet Group has ordered a second Starlinger PET recycling line to meet the country’s growing demand for rPET.
Read MoreIneos Styrolution, GreenMantra to Partner on Advancing Polystyrene Chemical Recycling
This joint development agreement brings together a promising match between the chemical up-cycling technology patented by GreenMantra for plastic waste and the manufacturing expertise of Ineos Styrolution.
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