Mechanical Recycling

Eastman Creates Value amid Disruptive Macro Trends

Dec 08, 2021

The company’s molecular recycling capabilities are providing solutions for the plastic waste and climate crises while creating a new vector of growth, said CEO Mark Costa during Eastman’s 2021 Innovation Day.

Celanese, Mitsubishi Chemical Collaborate on Recycled POM

Dec 07, 2021

Recycled content acetal option adds to Celanese offering of bio-based POM.

Straight Talk on Circularity for Flexible Packaging

Nov 30, 2021

Sealed Air discusses recycling news, Extended Producer Responsibility, mechanical and advanced recycling, and a circular packaging development.

Amcor’s New 50-ml PET Bottle Goes with the Recycling Flow

Nov 22, 2021

New structural design keeps small PET bottles from slipping out of the recycling stream during sorting.

Glossary: Defining the Terms of the Circular Economy

Nov 18, 2021

It is time to contemplate the definitions of some increasingly important terms as industries come to grips with the new reality of the circular economy.

Survey Says Consumers Worldwide Want to Recycle More

Nov 18, 2021

Amcor survey of 12,000 consumers in six countries want options to recycle more, make recycling easier, and ensure the product is in fact recycled.

Arkema Introduces Medical-Grade ‘Bio-Circular’ PA 11

Nov 17, 2021

The easy-to-process polymer is sufficiently stiff to replace metal parts in surgical devices and has a much lower climate-change impact than comparable, fossil-based plastics.

Mobile Plastic-Waste Upcycling Platform a Finalist in World Design Awards

Nov 16, 2021

The all-in-one system upcycles plastic waste into architectural tiles suited for interior or exterior decoration, flooring, or insulation.

NAPCOR Report Shows US Demand for rPET Grew, as Collection Dipped, in 2020

Nov 08, 2021

Last year, for the first time, bottles and jars bypassed fiber as the largest end market for recycled PET (rPET).

Plastics Industry Must Present United Front to Counter Misguided Policies

Nov 07, 2021

The closing session of the PLASTICS Packaging Summit reviewed current advocacy efforts and forecast coming battles in 2022, some of which shifted in light of Tuesday’s election results.

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