sustainability
Material Handling: Discharger Pierces Single-Use Bags to Boost Productivity
Allows feeding of downstream processes at ultra-high rates.
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Size Reduction: Less Noise and Less Energy For Screenless Granulator
Redesigned low-speed screenless granulators feature improvements designed from the inside out, including staggered cutters for more consistent regrind using less energy.
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Pelletizing: Extrusion Control System Extended to Pelletizing
First unit in place at a rotomolder for recycling scrap.
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Under One Roof: Innovative Recycler Closes the Loop
rPlanet Earth looks to disrupt the plastics recycling industry by creating a truly sustainable, closed-loop system for recycling and reuse of post-consumer plastics, with reclaim, sheet extrusion, thermoforming and preform making all in the same plant.
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Henkel's Recycling Initiatives Include Social Plastic and Partnership with TerraCycle
Henkel expands its partnerships with the Plastic Bank and TerraCycle to increase its overall recycling offerings.
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Earth Day 2019: Reinventing Reuse with Ocean-Bound Plastics Initiatives
A look at new products and initiatives to help curb ocean-bound plastics, including HP, adidas and Dow.
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Testing: 'First' Inline Inspection System for Coextrusion of Profiles that Measures Recycled Plastics Rate
Pixargus’ ProfilControl 7 ICSM said to be first to also measure the rate of recycled material of coextruded profiles.
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Starlinger Lines Now at Three Locations of rPET Producer CarbonLITE
Starlinger recycling technology will deliver PET recycling lines with a total installed capacity of 5.4 tons/hour for CarbonLITE’s new site in Pennsylvania at the end of the year.
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First Production of Virgin Polystyrene from Only Depolymerized Material
INEOS Stryrolution completes test runs producing virgin PS from 100% recycled styrene monomer—practical proof of the recyclability of polystyrene.
Read MorePLASTICS Re|focus Summit Announces National Geographic As Closing Plenary
Valerie Craig, vice president of operating programs for the National Geographic Society, will be the closing plenary speaker for the 2019 Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit to be held on May 20-22 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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