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Premium Recycled Nylon 66 Chosen for Molded Spray Lances of High-Pressure Cleaners

Solvay’s Technyl 4earth selected by global cleaning technology OEM to foster sustainability roadmap.

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Postindustrial

U.S. PET Recycling Rate Increases in 2017

The rPET industry continues to demonstrate its strength in terms of consistent domestic material purchases, and investment in enhanced processing capacity.

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Postconsumer

Agilyx and AmSty Form Joint Venture

The companies intend to form a joint venture that will assume operations of Agilyx's  polystyrene recycling facility in Tigard, Ore., and to pursue the development of a 50 ton per day polystyrene recycling facility at a location to be determined. 

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Packaging

Additional Companies Sign New Plastics Economy Global Commitment

Signatories include raw material producers Borealis AG, Ecovative, Indorama Ventures Public Co. Limited, NatureWorks, Novamont SpA and more. 

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Commodity Resins

Recycling Breathes New Life into Textile Leader

Fiber producer Unifi reinvents itself as a plastics recycler that turns PET bottles into recycled fibers.

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Why You Need a Plastics Shredder for Your Plant

If you recycle large plastic parts or dense materials, a shredder could be a cost-effective addition to your plastics processing plant equipment. Here’s why.

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sustainability

Unilever, Veolia to Collaborate on Sustainable Packaging

Three-year partnership seeks to improve waste collection and recycling infrastructure to help create a circular economy for plastics waste.

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Postconsumer

HP, Lonely Whale Discuss Scaling the Use of Ocean-Bound Plastic

Ellen Jackowski, global head of sustainability strategy and innovation at HP Inc., and Dune Ives, executive director at Lonely Whale, discuss developing the first global network of ocean-bound plastics supply chains.

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Packaging

New Podcast Series on Collaborating to Solve Packaging Sustainability Challenges

Amcor's ‘Big Ideas’ podcast features interviews with thought leaders from consumer-goods companies, sustainability groups and Amcor itself.

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Postindustrial

rPlanet Earth Opens Vertically Integrated Recycling Plant In California

Among a range of reclaim and polymer processing systems in place at the Vernon plant are three Welex sheet lines supplied by Graham Engineering Corp. and equipped with EDI extrusion dies and BKG melt delivery components from Nordson Corp.

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Process Cooling