Postconsumer

economics

Novolex Buys Wisconsin Film & Bag

With the addition of WF&B, Novolex is now a $2 billion revenue company with over 5,200 employees and 37 manufacturing locations in North America, including two recycling facilities.

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sustainability

Achieving Zero Waste: Two Processors Prove It’s Possible

Working with an Ohio-based recycler, two film and sheet processors go landfill-free.

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Contraction Continues

Business index for plastics processors dips for fourth straight month.

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Postconsumer

APR To Host First Plastics Recycling Showcase

Recipients will be recognized during the APR Technical Forum held in conjunction with the Plastics Recycling Conference on February 1st, 2016 in New Orleans.

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sustainability

Taiwan's Growing Recycling Market

Strolling down the night markets in Asia, one of the things that stick out among the various smells, sights and sounds鈥攊s trash. Lots of trash.

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sustainability

Reduction Engineering Scheer Names Canadian Distributor

15-year plastics veteran will sell the company鈥檚 line of pelletizers and pulverizers.

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Know-How

RECYCLING: Recycling’s ‘Vision’ of the Future

Optical sorting technology continues to help push advances in plastics recycling.

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sustainability

Unifi Upgrades Recycling Plant

Its first backward integration into processing baled bottles instead of ground flake.

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Postindustrial

Erema’s U.S. Expansion Nears Completion

More than doubling in size, and due for completion this month.

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Postconsumer

Detroit Lions QB Practice Jerseys Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles

During the preseason scrimmage on August 8, the Detroit Lions quarterbacks had a different look— a very green one.

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