Recycling

Postindustrial

'Bubble Barrier' Cleans Plastics Waste from Amsterdam Canal

Novel system ‘airs out’ plastic waste from waterways.  

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How to Optimize Usage of Recycled Material

Processors need to “engineer” feeding properties similar to virgin pellets into their regrind to efficiently and economically utilize more of their scrap.

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Postindustrial

Department of Energy Announces $25 Million for Plastics Recycling R&D

To further advance the Plastics Innovation Challenge, DOE also announced the launch of the new BOTTLE Consortium. 

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best practices

Why—and How—You Should be Tracking Your Regrind

Ask yourself these questions to decide whether you need to implement a system to manage your scrap.  

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Postconsumer

Vecoplan Announces New Hires and Promotions

The company hired a new marketing department head; has named a new director over its parts and service operation; and announces its employee of the year.  

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Recycling: New Free-Fall Metal Separator

This system is optimized for applications in plastics, especially for granulate and compound producers.

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Postindustrial

Recycling: Advances in Direct PET Decontamination

The system is an advanced development of the Infrared Rotary Drum used in hundreds of industrial applications. 

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Blow Molding

Henkel Launches Recyclable Black Detergent Bottles

Recycle-friendly black HDPE bottles are included in Henkel’s laundry detergent line with 25% PCR.

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sustainability

Kautex Shifts Focus from Automotive to Packaging and Use of Recycled Plastics

Global slump in automotive blow molding investment convinces Kautex that its future is in sustainable packaging.

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sustainability

Tomra Reports Strong Polystyrene Sorting Results

Tomra technologies sort post-consumer polystyrene waste content with final product purity higher than 99.9%.

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