sustainability

Baxter to Scale Up PVC Intravenous Bag Recycling Program

Successful pilot program with Northwestern Medicine will expand to additional units and health systems.

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Commodity Resins

Expanded Sustainable Portfolio of PVC Resins

INEOS Inovyn’s two new products are Neovyn, with a 37% lower carbon footprint and Recovyn, made from 100% recycled carbon feedstock.

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Packaging

Sweden's Site Zero Sorts Plastic Packaging Waste Into 12 Fractions

Svensk Plastatervinning polymer sorting plant has a 3.1-mile sorting line that separates postconsumer waste, including polyeolefins, PET, PS, EPS, PVC and more for recycling.

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PET

PET Bottle Recycling Rate Static As Collection Lags Production Slightly

NAPCOR recycling report puts PET recycling at 1.3% under last year's rate.

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sustainability

Filtration System Helps Film Processor Manage Recycled Material Mandates

Global film processor RKW teams with Nordson to enable it to process blown film with high recycled content.  

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sustainability

PLASTICS Releases Additional Videos on Recycling Successes

Plastics Iindustry Association continues its series with new videos featuring Niagara Bottling, Envision Plastics, EPSilyte and Amcor.

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sustainability

Covestro Compounding Facility Certified Circular for Polycarbonate

The Covestro compounding facility achieved ISCC certification and will offer Makrolon RE grades.

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sustainability

Recycled PPC Gives Second Life to Fishing Nets as Injection Molding Grade Resin

LyondellBasel introduces plastic mechanically recycled from end-of-life marine gear.

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Packaging

Republic Services Opens Polymer Center, First in a Planned Network

New facility will sort HDPE and PP containers into bales by color and type, and shred and hot-wash PET.

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Biopolymers

Grocery Chain Will Transition to PEF for Store Brand Packaging

Polyethylene furanoate fruit juice bottles will be the first application.

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Plastics Size Reduction
Process Cooling
Blending & Dosing