sustainability

Resin Supply/Demand & Sustainability Were Key Themes at Global Plastics Summit

Speakers at fifth annual summit deem sustainability crucial to growth in packaging while forecasting trends in key materials.

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Resin Conveying

Auxiliaries: New Auxiliaries for Blending, Loading, Cooling & Granulating

Wittmann Battenfeld showed a variety of new and modified auxiliary equipment at the Fakuma show.

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Postindustrial

P&G Increases Use of Post-Consumer Resin

This puts the company 32% of the way to its goal of doubling its use of PCR.

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Construction

Reusing Post-Consumer Plastics as a Concrete Strengthening Additive

Exposing discarded plastic to doses of gamma radiation changes the material’s crystalline structure in a way that makes the plastic stronger, stiffer and tougher.

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Postconsumer

PET Bottle Recycling Declines in 2016

Exports to Asia and other markets outside North America dropped 11 percent over 2015, marking the sixth year of off-shore export decline.

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Highlights from Global Plastics Summit 2017

Sustainability, resin supply/demand and pricing among highlights for the fifth GPS event.

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Postconsumer

Processor Cultivates Success With Recycled Plastics

Landmark Plastic produces packaging and other products for the horticultural industry, using not only its own scrap, but reclaim it collects from growers and retailers.

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Bring On Your PCR

Lots of news lately on expanded use of postconsumer resin (PCR) in products and packaging, including updates from APR, KW Plastics and Landmark Plastic.

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Postindustrial

Newly Formed Global Plastics Alliance To Harmonize Recycling Testing

North American and European associations seek a coordinated industry voice to create a Global Plastics Protocol.

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Postconsumer

P&G Launches Second Ocean Plastic Bottle Made From 100% Recycled Plastic

320,000 bottles—the largest production run of recyclable dish soap bottles in the world made using ocean plastic—will hit store shelves in Britain next year.

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