Recycling

Blow Molding

P&G Launches Second Ocean Plastic Bottle Made From 100% Recycled Plastic

320,000 bottles—the largest production run of recyclable dish soap bottles in the world made using ocean plastic—will hit store shelves in Britain next year.

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sustainability

Rapid Granulator Adds Production Capacity, Capabilities

Rapid Granulator boosts capacity, precision with the addition of three automated machining centers at its headquarters in Bredaryd, Sweden.

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Commodity Resins

PLASTICS’ Carteaux Challenges NY Times Editorial on Plastic Bags

A pro-plastic bag ban editorial from the New York Times did not sit well with the plastics industry.

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Postindustrial

New Tool Helps Blow Molders Manage Regrind Better

Free online algorithm helps processors cut waste and develop secondary markets for ‘known-generation’ scrap.

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Postconsumer

NASA To Recycle Plastics in Space

Refabricator machine is a recycler and 3D printer in one unit. 

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Packaging

Plastic Bottle Recycling Campaign Reports Tangible Results

The campaign in North and South Carolina debuted with a 2% increase in tons of all types of plastic bottles sold by local recycling processors from March to May 2017.

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Postconsumer

UK Project Successfully Recycled One Million PVC Gift Cards

Having proved the concept, investment in infrastructure is the next step with an eye towards loyalty and hotel key cards next.

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Materials

New Studies Bode Well for Future of Plastics’ Use Globally

Sweeping study looks at production, use and fate of all plastics.

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Commodity Resins

P&G Launches New PP Recycling Venture With PureCycle Technologies

Patented technology uses proprietary process to remove color, odor and other contaminants from recycled material and produce a 100% “virgin-like” PP.

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Packaging

Recap of Refocus Sustainability & Recycling Summit

Sustainable materials must meet or exceed the performance of their traditional competitors; could ocean plastic be coming to cars; and more.

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