Postconsumer
University Startup Provides Plastic Labware Recycling in the UK
Labcycle has started a pilot plant, using technology it hopes can recycle up to 60% of plastic lab waste.
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Foam-Core Multilayer Blow Molding: How It’s Done
Learn here how to take advantage of new lightweighting and recycle utilization opportunities in consumer packaging, thanks to a collaboration of leaders in microcellular foaming and multilayer head design.
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Next Generation Group Invests in Cleaning Equipment Supplier HydroDyn
The recycling equipment manufacturer has acquired a majority share in HydroDyn, a supplier of cleaning and purification equipment.
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Republic Services and Ravago in Partnership to Build Recycling Capacity
Planned facilities will have a combined output of 300 million pounds of recycled plastics.
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ALPLA Launches ALPLArecycling Brand & Expands Food-Grade rPET Production
Global packaging powerhouse continues its growth as a major international plastics recycler.
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Planned Facility to Produce Mechanically Recycled Polystyrene for Food Packaging
EGN, Tomra, and INEOS announced plans to collaborate on a new kind of recycling plant, to be located in Germany.
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Evolving Opportunities for Ambitious Plastics Recycler
St. Joseph Plastics grew from a simple grinding operation and now pursues growing markets in recycled PP, food-grade recycled materials, and customized post-industrial and post-consumer compounds.
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Reversing Logistics for Plastic Film Recycling
Learn how Mainetti built a circular supply chain for clear film packaging.
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Looking to Run PCR on a Single Screw? Here’s What to Keep in Mind
Just drop it in and mix it up? Sorry, there’s a lot more to it than that. Here is some of what you need to consider.
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Recycling Terminology Can Be a Minefield, So We Should Tread Lightly
Loose propagation of terms like “recyclable” and “compostable” has already brought down government regulations on labeling. The plastics and packaging industries should take that to heart with other recycle-related language. Like “monomaterial” for example.
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