Mechanical Recycling

The post-consumer recycled (PCR) material is blended with virgin resin to create compounds with PCR levels initially up to 30%. Sabic hopes to be able to offer materials with up to 60% PCR content in 2021.

The American Chemistry Council and its members applaud EPA’s National Recycling Goal to increase the US recycling rate to 50% by 2030.

Conor Carlin, Vice President, Sustainability, at the Society of Plastics Engineers, will deliver a keynote presentation on adapting plastics consumption habits to a circular economy during Virtual Engineering Week. In this interview, he explains...

The carmaker teams up with Circularise, Borealis, Covestro, and Domo Chemicals to launch blockchain traceability project in auto sector.

Digital watermarks are referred to as the Holy Grail 2.0 enabler of plastic packaging recycling, but what is it, what’s happening, and what brands are involved?

A report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group advocates for a “system that rewards companies for creating reusable, repairable, and resilient products and reducing waste.”

The initiative will eliminate approximately 46.3 million pounds of virgin plastic that Keurig Dr Pepper uses annually.

The new water-treatment system keeps the water clean and increases the quality and volume of recycled pellets, which are then used to manufacture new plastic retail bags.

Adhesives used in packaging typically make up no more than five percent of the total weight, yet their properties can make all the difference when it comes to the overall recyclability of the material.

The supplier of plastic-based multi-packaging systems has committed to achieving four ambitious goals, including ensuring that all of its plastic packaging is 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025.