Mechanical Recycling

The program will invest $390,500 to establish a curbside recycling program for 35,000 households. It hopes to achieve the collection of 124 million pounds of recyclable materials over 10 years.

Through the Rubbermaid Food Storage Recycling Program in association with TerraCycle, consumers can send in any brand of well-used glass and plastic food-storage containers for recycling free of charge.

New technology sorts through the recycling complexities of PET, HDPE, PP, and shrink-sleeved bottles to optimize recovery and reuse...

Following the lead of Wittmann, injection machine suppliers Engel, KraussMaffei, and Sumitomo (SHI) Demag have erred on the side of caution and withdrawn from the key event due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Plastics Industry Association CEO Tony Radoszewski was a voice in the wilderness when he testified to Congress about the health benefits of single-use plastics during the pandemic — he was drowned out by a gaggle of plastic haters.

Companies across the value chain take action to enhance polypropylene circularity with first request for proposals.

Tony Radoszewski, President and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association, made his remarks at a briefing titled, “Plastic Production, Pollution and Waste in the Time of COVID-19: The Life-Threatening Impact of Single-Use Plastic on Human Health.”

Too often a life-cycle assessment only looks at end-of-life options, such as recycling and what type of recycling is best, when an evaluation of material selection is also needed.

The HD-BOPE technology reportedly allows converters to make recyclable multi-layer films that perform as well as traditional mixed-material structures.

Now is the time to push ahead with solutions for a sustainable future for plastics.