sustainability

Postconsumer 22 Oct 2020

Nova Chemicals Becomes Lead Corporate Sponsor for the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative

The Nova Chemicals sponsorship will help bring two more marinas into the GLPC Initiative, bringing the total number of marinas participating to date to 13.

Postconsumer 21 Oct 2020

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Names 2020 Design for Recycling Award Winner

Lexmark received the award specifically for the design of its toner cartridges, of which 95% contain at least some post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic content.

sustainability 21 Oct 2020

HP Expands Ocean Plastics Program

New washing line in Haiti helps reduce ocean-bound plastic.

Medical 21 Oct 2020

Elix Polymers and Repsol Forge Circular Economy Styrenic Partnership

Styrenics compounder Elix Polymers and oil & gas company Repsol agree to incorporate chemically-recycled styrene into the production of ABS/SAN, in compliance with the ISCC PLUS certification.

NPE 20 Oct 2020

NPE2021 is On!

The industry’s most important show will bring the plastics community together May 17–21, 2021 in Orlando, Fla. to discover the latest technologies, materials, and processes that are revolutionizing healthcare, packaging, consumer products, transportation, and sustainable manufacturing.

Packaging 20 Oct 2020

Merging Sustainability and Innovation at Sealed Air

Ron Cotterman, vice president of innovation and sustainability at Sealed Air, talks about the company’s recent investment in Plastic Energy, an advanced recycling company.

Postconsumer 19 Oct 2020

Innovative Recycler Sets Sights on PET Thermoforms

Green Impact Plastics becomes first to focus on thermoforms in tray-to-tray recycling venture.

sustainability 16 Oct 2020

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $27 Million in Plastics Recycling Research and Development

As part of DOE’s Plastics Innovation Challenge, these projects will also help improve existing recycling processes.

Feeding & Blending 14 Oct 2020

How to Ensure Reliable Feeder Performance When Handling PCR

Processors are being challenged to incorporate more recycled material into their products. Yet there are both economical and technical obstacles to achieving this objective—feeding among them. The design of your feeding equipment and the advantages that it will offer to your process will be more important than ever.

sustainability 10 Oct 2020

First Recyclable All-PE Squeeze Tube with HDPE Flip-Top Cap

Monomaterial solution aids recycling by replacing typical PP hinged cap.