Recycling
P&G Launches New PP Recycling Venture With PureCycle Technologies
Patented technology uses proprietary process to remove color, odor and other contaminants from recycled material and produce a 100% “virgin-like” PP.
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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.
Read MoreCanadian Water Bottler Gets More Than Expected From New PET Recycling Line
Bottle-to-bottle PET recycling line recycles pre-washed post-consumer PET bottle flake.
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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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PP Waxes with Unique & Customizable Technical Properties
GreenMantra鈥檚 new PP waxes are among the high-value products from waste plastics it makes.
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1M Circular Materials Challenge Aims to Reduce Pollution
Global innovators, scientists and entrepreneurs are invited to submit new materials solutions to Ellen MacArthur Foundation and NineSigma.
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Plastic-Eating Caterpillar Could Halt PE Bag Waste
Wax worms can chemically digest polyethylene films.
Read MoreRapid Granulator Moves to new HQ
Staying in the Pittsburgh area, bringing all U.S. production in-house.
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The Journey of Beach Plastics into New Shampoo Bottles
In a web exclusive report and video, Plastics Technology went directly to a source of P&G’s newest sustainable package: a San Diego beach.
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