sustainability
Recycling: New Vacuum/Nitrogen SSP Technology Enhances RPET Purity
The Austrian producer of plastics recycling machines brings together its Vacurema bottle-to-bottle process with newly patented, vacuum-supported solid-state polycondensation (SSP) from Polymetrix for this new technology.
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Glove Waste Recycled through Kimberly-Clark Program
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sought to reduce waste in its own operations, an obvious target was the high volume of laboratory gloves used by researchers in its facilities.
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Worldwide Switch to New Gauging System Pays Off for Haartz
Leading supplier of sheet and roll stock for automotive applications reevaluated its thickness-measurement technology in 2012, and now has 15 scanners in place worldwide from one supplier.
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New Study Refutes Negative Environmental Impact of Plastics Packaging
Packaging has been the favorite whipping boy of environmentalists. But a new report shows that replacing plastic with other materials would have widespread adverse environmental effects.
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Molder Makes Coffee Pods From Compostable Resin
Fourmark developed the expertise to mold plant-based resin into the main component of the capsules.
Read MoreLoop Industries to Supply 100% Recycled PET to Coca-Cola Bottlers
New agreement enables authorized Coca-Cola Bottlers to enter into supply agreements to secure 100% sustainable Loop branded PET plastic resin.
Read MoreIKEA Parent Company Invests in Austrian Recycler NGR
The investment will enable the company to further develop new technology and expand its service offering in order to better serve the plastic recycling industry.
Read MoreAgilyx, Delta Refinery Subsidiary Sign Deal to Convert Waste Plastics into Jet Fuel
Agilyx has agreed to supply Agilyx Synthetic Crude Oil (ASCO) to Monroe Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. Monroe will refine the ASCO into jet fuel for Delta.
Read MoreCarbonLite to Open New PET Recycling Plant in Pennsylvania
The new contract builds upon Nestlé Waters’ existing relationship with CarbonLite, one of the largest producers of food-grade, post-consumer rPET, and allow the beverage company to further expand use of recycled materials in its packaging.
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Borealis Collaborates on Revolutionary Heat Recovery Technology
Partnering with Belgium's Qpinch, Borealis will be the first polyolefins producer to scale up the latter's technology for reducing carbon emissions while improving energy efficiency.
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