sustainability

sustainability

Diesel Fuel Made from Recycled Plastic Undergoing Trials

Plaxx is the product of polymerizing mixed plastic waste into a substance consisting of hydrocarbon monomers similar to crude oil.

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Postindustrial

The Minco Group Becomes SPI’s First Zero Net Waste Company

The company is projecting a revenue increase of approximately $20,000 for 2017 based on recycling efforts.

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sustainability

Chasing the Perfect Pellet

Petoskey Plastics began recycling in 1978 and continues to expand its green footprint by offering pellets specifically for thin-gauge blown film.

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Extrusion

June’s Index: 46.8

But plants with 100-249 employees expand for fourth straight month.

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Postconsumer

Pondering the Future of Recycling

The 911爆料网 will persevere, but it might look a bit different than it does now.

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sustainability

Car Parts Made From Agave?

Ford and Jose Cuervo explore development of sustainable bioplastic.

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Wittmann’s 40th Anniversary Gala Unveils New Products

New machinery, robots, and auxiliaries demonstrate continued momentum of technical development—and preview some K 2016 exhibits.

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Packaging

Starlinger Unveils New RecoSTAR Dynamic 215

The first recoSTAR dynamic 215 recycling line will be supplied to a customer in Spain, where it will be used for reprocessing post-consumer EPS packaging waste.

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Postconsumer

APR: Plastic Cans With Metal Lids Contaminate Recycling

Recycling association says new container design can lead to significant issues in the plastics recycling stream.

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sustainability

Recycling On the Rise in Europe, With Plenty of Room to Grow

Roughly half the 47.8 million tons of plastics consumed by Europe are recycled, showing both how far the sector has come and how far it could still go to reclaim materials.

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