sustainability
Recycling & Scrap Reclaim at NPE 2003
Most of the news to be found at NPE in post-consumer recycling comes from Europe and concerns direct recycling of PET flake into sheet without repelletizing.
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Entrepreneur Puts Mixed-Polymer Recycling On Track to Success
Polywood Inc. in Edison, N.J., uses mixed recycled plastics to make fiber-reinforced structural profiles for railroad ties, I-beams, and decks.
Read MoreRecycled Resin Prices Poised to Move Up
Both recyclers and processors are expecting higher prices for recycled resins this year.
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Recycling at K 2001: New & Better Ways to Reclaim PET
Last fall's K 2001 show in Dusseldorf brought out new advances in bottle-to-bottle PET recycling.
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Industry & Technology News: June 2010
Paper Mate Launches Pen of PHA BiopolymerA high-visibility success for the newest commercial biopolymer is the debut of the Paper Mate Biodegradable pens and pencils from Newell Rubbermaid Inc., Atlanta.
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Wood on Plastics: Consumer Products Creep Toward Recovery
The outlook for many segments of consumer products is reminiscent of the Beatles’ song “It’s Getting Better All the Time.” So far in2010, consumer spending has exceeded most analysts’ predictions at the end of last year.
Read MoreThe Fine Art Of Separation
If you need ground plastic waste separated from metal particles, or plastic flakes separated by color or density, Butler-MacDonald Inc. is up to the job.
Read MoreCleaning Up - January 2001
Dirty Oil Bottles Come Clean After a decade of development and many twists and turns, CO2-based recycling technology for HDPE motor-oil bottles is finally in the right place at the right time.
Read MoreProcessors Wins Business Running Reclaim Nobody Else Wants
SelecTech’s 911爆料网 model is unique as a company involved in recycling, so too is its success.
Read MoreRecycle Pricing Update - March 2000
Prices Up for Most Recycled ResinsFollowing the volatile virgin-resin market, prices for recycled grades of PET, polystyrene, and PVC have soared in recent months.
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