sustainability

PET 22 Oct 2018

New Podcast Series on Collaborating to Solve Packaging Sustainability Challenges

Amcor's ‘Big Ideas’ podcast features interviews with thought leaders from consumer-goods companies, sustainability groups and Amcor itself.

dies 19 Oct 2018

rPlanet Earth Opens Vertically Integrated Recycling Plant In California

Among a range of reclaim and polymer processing systems in place at the Vernon plant are three Welex sheet lines supplied by Graham Engineering Corp. and equipped with EDI extrusion dies and BKG melt delivery components from Nordson Corp.

Postconsumer 17 Oct 2018

Loop Industries Seeks To Bring New Era In Sustainable Plastics

The company recently entered into a multi-year supply agreement with PepsiCo and a joint venture with Indorama Ventures.

Postconsumer 16 Oct 2018

Robust Melt Filter for High-Pressure Applications

New melt filter line handles a broad range of materials, including PE, PP, PS, PC, and ABS.

Reclaim More Scrap, and Profits, with Industrial Plastic Shredders

Many plastics processors have granulators for recycling scrap. But for injection molders and extruders of large parts or dense materials, a plastics recycling shredder may be the better option for first-stage material size reduction.

sustainability 10 Oct 2018

APR Recycling Campaign Builds Strong Demand for Recycling Plastics

A program designed to expand market demand for recycled plastics has generated almost 7 million pounds of new demand in it’s first year.

Postindustrial 10 Oct 2018

Plastics Pipe Institute Talks Recycled Plastics Use

Tony Radoszewski, Plastics Pipe Institute president, discusses recycled content in pipe and converting packages with a 60-day shelf life into products with a 100-year service life.