Mechanical Recycling

Follow PET Plastic Bottles as They’re Manufactured into Audi A3 Seat Fabric

Oct 12, 2021

Audi customers say they’re ready to switch away from leather upholstery in favor of recycled materials like the reused PET water bottles in the A3’s seat fabric.

Beyond the Pail: Industry-First Hybrid Container Uses 75% Less Plastic

Oct 12, 2021

The injection molded pail, which consists of a polypropylene skeletal structure and pre-cut paperboard label, was launched today at the booth of project partner Netstal at Fakuma.

New Appliance Compacts Bags into a Recyclable Disk

Oct 11, 2021

Obaggo is the world’s first in-home plastic bag, pouch, and films compactor that densifies polyethylene packaging for convenient recycling.

Dow Expands Capabilities for Circular Polymers

Oct 08, 2021

An initial supply of fully circular polymers will be available to customers starting in 2022.

PolyQuest Subsidiary Acquires US Division of Faith Group

Oct 06, 2021

The bolt-on acquisition is complementary to PolyQuest’s existing virgin resins distribution and post-consumer/post-industrial manufacturing businesses.

Solvay Proves Concept for PVDC Recycling Process

Oct 06, 2021

The recycled polymer exhibits strong barrier properties, opening the door to more sustainable, circular PVDC packaging applications for food and other products.

Recycler Acquires Custom Blow Molder in Ontario

Oct 06, 2021

The acquisition of Exi-Plast Custom Moulding will allow EFS-plastics to directly manufacture finished products with high levels of post-consumer recycled plastic.

Extrusion System Supplier Entek Opens Facility in Nevada to Respond to ‘Record Growth’

Oct 04, 2021

The 98,000-square-foot building will be home to wear parts production, fabrication and assembly, and engineering.

Model for Climate-Neutral Plastics Claims to Achieve Circularity and Affordability

Oct 01, 2021

By combining three existing technologies, plastics can be produced using less energy than alternative techniques at equivalent, or even less cost, according to researchers.

Dairy Will Debut First 30% PCR HDPE Milk Jug in US

Sep 29, 2021

Clover Sonoma’s launch of 30% post-consumer recycled content high-density polyethylene milk jugs in 2022 will be a first for a US dairy.

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