sustainability
National Survey Reveals Surprising Opinions About Recycling Plastic
Consumer expectations of product labeling and recycling outcomes are anything but straightforward.
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Flexible, Multilayer Film Made With 50% Reclaim
Target for new film is mono-material packaging to replace difficult-to-recycle multi-material structures in applications that include stand-up pouches.
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Topas Cyclic Olefin Copolymer Recognized for Recyclability with PE Film
Polyplastics’ COC has earned broader recognition from the Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR).
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Kraiburg TPE Expands Range of TPEs with ISCC PLUS Certification
The expanded range supports customers in the consumer and medical sectors in next steps toward a circular economy.
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Are You Providing Sustainable Materials?
Biopolymers? Bio-additives? Materials containing high levels of PCR? Materials regenerated via advanced recycling? Let the world of extrusion tap into your Know How by speaking at the Extrusion 2023 conference.
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Joint Project Will Demonstrate Recycling Polyamide 66 Using Microwave Technology
Materials producer Asahi Kasei and recycling technology developer Microwave Chemical announced a joint chemical recycling project.
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Why Are They Blending Biopolymers?
A sit-down with bioplastic producer Danimer Scientific showed me there are more possible answers to that question than I had previously thought.
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Metaspectral to Advance Vision Technology for Recycling
Company received further funding from British Columbia’s CleanBC Plastics Action Fund
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Avient Receives PLASTICS’ 2023 Re|Focus Sustainability Innovation in Design Award
Said to be the first digital tool of its kind, the award was for Avient’s post-consumer recycled resin Color Prediction Service.
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Extrusion 2023 Conference: It’s All About Sustainability
Want to present on how your materials or equipment technology — or your processing expertise — can help extrusion processors achieve their goals to develop more sustainable products? You still have until May 22 to submit your abstracts.
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