Recycled Materials

sustainability

Smart Systems Illuminate Material Recovery for Enhanced Plastics Recycling

Data collection and machine learning can give MRF operators and brand owners an enhanced view of the fate of recyclable materials.

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PET

SK Chemicals Announces Acquisition of Chemical Recycling Assets

$100 million acquisition will facilitate entry to recycled PET market.

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M. Holland Partners with Lavergne to Distribute PCR Engineering Resins

The partnership will allow M. Holland’s clients to access Lavergne’s certified PCR resins with increased supply chain security and pricing stability in North America.

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Sukano Now Exclusive Masterbatch Partner for Tide Ocean SA

The additive and color masterbatch specialist for PET will be the flobal resin distributor and masterbatch partner for #tide’s blockchain traceable ocean-bound rPET.

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polyolefins

Mechanically Recycled Food-Contact HDPE

Nova’s Syndigo rPE-0860-FC is the first resin in its Syndigo portfolio of recycled PE resins launched in early 2023.

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polyolefins

Food Contact Film Will Incorporate Postconsumer Recyclate

Charter Next Generation announced it will use Revolution’s Encore PCR-LLDPE in Film Packaging Products

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Biopolymers

Honda Now Exploring UBQ’s Biobased Material Made from Unsorted Household Waste

UBQ is aiming to expand its reach for more sustainable automotive parts as well as non-automotive applications.

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sustainability

Research Suggests Path From Waste Plastics to High Value Composites

Flash joule heating could enable upcycling of waste plastic to carbon nanomaterials.

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License Agreement Reached for Massive Gulf Coast Pyrolysis Facility

Alterra Energy announced its technology will be licensed by Freepoint Holdings for a future processing facility.

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Packaging

‘Monomaterial’ Trend in Packaging and Beyond Will Only Thrive

In terms of sustainability measures, monomaterial structures are already making good headway and will evolve even further.

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