sustainability

Handheld NIR Instrument Distinguishes PET from PETG

Mobile spectroscopy from trinamiX detects more than 30 different plastics—and now PET vs. PETG as an aid to recycling.

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Film Processor Automates Complex Resin Management, Blending & Distribution System

Polipak of Poland moves to BlendSave system to support sustainability and Industry 4.0 objectives.  

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Association of Plastics Recyclers Recognizes Cavitated PE Technology

Void Technologies’ VO+ PE Masterbatch Technology Achieves Critical Guidance Recognition

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US Plastics Pact Gives Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award

Smile Compostable Solutions Recognized for Coffee Pod Product

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Starlinger Unveils New PET Recycling Line

The recoSTAR PET Art line, unveiled at K Show 2022, offers advances in efficiency and uptime.

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K 2022: ‘We’ve Been Waiting 40 Years!’

With sustainability top-of-mind in the plastics industry, this was a ground-breaking show for builders of recycling equipment. It also prompted new thinking in thinwall injection molding.

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Meeting the Social Challenges of Changing an Industry

At K 2022, Milliken highlighted its various sustainability collaborations in addition to technological achievements.

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Canadian Project Shows Digital Watermarks Aid Sortation of Flexible Packaging

First North American demo of “invisible” digital watermarks for mixed-waste plastics sortation proves the technology’s effectiveness with films and flexibles.

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Innovative Bottle Design Recognized

Berry's tethered closure design received an award for Technological Excellence from the  Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

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All-Plastic, Recyclable Aerosol Spray Bottle

Plastipak introduces spray bottle designed for recyclability.

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