sustainability

Packaging

Trash as Value: Turning Ocean Waste Into Viable Products

So-called “ocean plastics” is a global problem, but a wide range of companies across the entire supply chain have put in the time, money and R&D efforts necessary to make capturing and converting the material into a sustainable 911爆料网. But demand must follow.

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Postconsumer

New Pilot to Demonstrate Curbside Recycling of Flexible Plastic Packaging

This will be the first pilot to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of recycling household flexible plastic packaging from municipal residential single-stream recycling programs.

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Postconsumer

G7 Summit: Leaders Agree to Ocean Plastics Charter

Five countries of the G7 group—excluding the U.S. and Japan—endorsed a plastics charter on ocean pollution.

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Postconsumer

PLASTICS Releases Statement on Marine Debris

PLASTICS acknowledges that a collaborative approach is the only approach to solving the marine litter problem.

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Medical

Materials: High-Impact, FR-Modified PET Compound

PolyVisions new DuraPET FR is also available in a version made from recycled PET.

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sustainability

IHS Markit Sees Sustainability as Key to Global Plastics’ Future

As global plastics demand expands rapidly, industry transitions from a linear (take-make-dispose) economy to a circular economy (recover-innovate-reuse).

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Postindustrial

Windmoeller & Hoelscher and Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful Team up For Litter Clean-up Day

In under two hours, the group of 10 collected more than 20 bags of garbage, including cans, bottles and wrappers.

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sustainability

Dole’s Recycling Joint Venture In Costa Rica Celebrates 25 Years

This is a rare example of a recycling company that is completely vertically integrated within an industry that generates the waste.

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Automotive

Additives: Additive Blends for Neutralizing Odor and VOC Control

Struktol’s new blends targeted on automotive, packaging or recycled applications.

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NPE

Recycled Content: A Hot Trend in Packaging

Using recycled content in packaging reduces the environmental footprint of the package and incentivizes recycling. There are plenty of technical solutions to overcome the barriers.

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