sustainability

Postindustrial

Agilyx: Recycling Must Continue Operating During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Agilyx CEO Joe Vaillancourt discusses the status of the company's operations and the importance of recycling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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sustainability

Polymer Fusion Labeling with Antimicrobial Agent for Medical & HazMat Equipment

Mold In Graphics and its Polyfuze Graphics’ new proprietary line of antimicrobial containing products exceed labeling standards for Medical, Food Service, Reusable Packaging and Health Industries. 

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sustainability

Why ‘Plastic Wars’ Got Me Riled

Is plastics recycling a decades-old scam or fraud? New PBS documentary takes a myopic view of broad-based industry trends.

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3D Printing Helps Close the Loop for Armor’s Circular Economy

Manufacturing 3D printing filament was first a way for Armor to recycle its own reclaimed plastic waste. But now, this 911爆料网 unit is helping to close the loop on sustainability for plastic 3D printed products.

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editorial

Time to Learn More About the Real World of Recycling

Next month, Plastics Technology will cover the challenges of recycling with a targeted print and electronic supplement—and a focused webinar—highlighting best practices in processing with high levels of PCR.

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Postconsumer

PLASTICS Cancels Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit; Some Aspects Move to Virtual Platforms

The next summit will be co-located with NPE2021: The Plastics Show May 17–21, 2021.

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Postconsumer

APR and NERC Announce New Government Recycling Demand Champion Program

The Government Recycling Demand Champions, a companion to APR’s well-established Recycling Demand Champions Campaign, will be tailored to state, regional and local governments around the U.S. 

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New Product ID Technologies For Industry, Retail & Recycling

Confirming material composition and manufacturing source, anti-counterfeiting, waste sorting, and retail check-out scanning may all get a boost from new ID technologies.

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Packaging

Industrial-Scale Renewable PP Underway at Borealis' Belgium Plants

While new developments in biobased plastics continue, might the effort to combat Covid-19 lead to some delays and a temporary suspension of bans of single-use ‘virgin’ plastic items?

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Postconsumer

Transforming Recycled Plastic into Additives for Industrial and Consumer Products

GreenMantra out of Canada is a rapidly growing clean technology company that produces specialty polymer additives from recycled plastics.

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