sustainability
Molder of Large Totes Save Material & Energy Costs with Recycled PP
Aaron Industries’ 100% recycled PP compound fortified with Milliken’s specialty modifier boosts MFI and retains strength.
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How to Avoid Unpleasant Surprises in Size Reduction
Size-reduction equipment doesn’t get much attention unless there’s a problem or an entirely new application challenge. So when it’s time to repair or upgrade, take these steps to avoid any unpleasant surprises.
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Ban ‘Single-Use’ Plastics? What If They’re Not ‘Single’ Use?
Today’s high-quality bowls and trays for deli foods and restaurant carry-out should not be branded with the despised “single-use” label.
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HP Talks New Recycled Content Plastics Goal & Sustainability in 3D Printing
Nate Hurst, chief sustainable impact officer for HP, discusses the company’s goal to increase recycled content plastic to 30% by 2025 across its print and personal systems portfolio and also sustainable innovations in 3D printing.
Read MoreNew Recycling Demonstration Project to Launch in Oregon
The project aims to demonstrate how a wider range of materials can be captured from the curbside recycling stream.
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Dow's Landes to Address the Future Role of Plastics with Sustainability at Center Stage
Also the current president of SPE, Landes will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 SPE Thermoforming Div.’s conference.
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SPE Adds New Categories for Thermoformed Parts Competition
Two new categories this year are parts produced with recycled/sustainable materials and those made using automation and new technology.
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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.
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