Recycled Materials

Postconsumer

PepsiCo., The Recycling Partnership Announce New Challenge to Increase Residential Recycling

The PepsiCo Foundation is providing $10 million in funding to jumpstart the challenge.

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Postconsumer

Neste Looks To Use Waste Plastic As New Raw Material

The renewable diesel company believes using waste plastic as a raw material increases efficiency, while also reducing crude oil dependency and the carbon footprint of its products.

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University Scientists Study Impact Of China's Ban On Plastic Waste Imports

New recycling programs are needed domestically to avoid waste pile up.

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Starbucks, Hyatt and Other Major Companies to Eliminate Plastics Straws

Straws are another example of the current laser focus on single-use products, just like the plastic bag.

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Ocean Plastic 3D-Printed Prosthetic Limbs

New initiative takes reclaimed ocean plastic and uses it to 3D print custom prosthetic limbs for children.

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Postindustrial

Trash as Value: Turning Ocean Waste Into Viable Products

So-called “ocean plastics” is a global problem, but a wide range of companies across the entire supply chain have put in the time, money and R&D efforts necessary to make capturing and converting the material into a sustainable ´óÏó´«Ã½. But demand must follow.

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sustainability

G7 Summit: Leaders Agree to Ocean Plastics Charter

Five countries of the G7 group—excluding the U.S. and Japan—endorsed a plastics charter on ocean pollution.

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sustainability

Materials: High-Impact, FR-Modified PET Compound

PolyVisions new DuraPET FR is also available in a version made from recycled PET.

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Postconsumer

Windmoeller & Hoelscher and Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful Team up For Litter Clean-up Day

In under two hours, the group of 10 collected more than 20 bags of garbage, including cans, bottles and wrappers.

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sustainability

Dole’s Recycling Joint Venture In Costa Rica Celebrates 25 Years

This is a rare example of a recycling company that is completely vertically integrated within an industry that generates the waste.

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction