A coating that allows PET bottles to be cleaned and safely reused up to 20 times has been nominated for the German Raw Materials Efficiency Prize by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.

The maker of injection molding machines has teamed up with six Austrian packaging companies in an initiative to improve “public awareness in the meaningful use of packaging.”

Omni-Pack PET bottles increase capacity and reduce downtime because they have the same diameter and finish — only the height changes to accommodate varying fill volumes.

PAC Worldwide and Trex partnership yields CoolPAC, packaging’s first 100% recyclable thermal bubble liner products that can be dropped off at 32,000 store locations nationwide.

The material developed by BASF’s Colors & Effects is compatible with near-infrared sorting technology used at materials recycling facilities.

The name change reflects its growing membership and the diversity of advanced recycling technologies its members represent, said the alliance.

Plastic bottles in combination with recycling or a circular economy are highlighted in this social media compilation from one million recovered bottles to bottles you wear or walk on.

The company now will be known simply as Brightmark to better reflect its mission and focus.

From the sublime to the ridiculous, Twitter provides surprising snapshots where COVID-19 intersects with plastics.

With a global production of 2.11 million tons in 2019, bioplastics represent a small fraction of the more than 359 million tons of plastic produced annually and only constitute 0.02% of all packaging-related patents.