Recycling

Technology advances, regulations and public awareness are driving market growth.

Brokering plastics to other recyclers will divert more waste from landfills.

Consumers stand to earn cash back for recycling jugs in their curbside bins.

Plastic waste has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, and addressing it requires groundbreaking advancements. SPE recently announced their upcoming conference, “Reducing Plastic Waste Through Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization” (October 16-17 in Baltimore, MD.), that will include industry leaders, experts, and innovators who will address how artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization are revolutionizing the plastic industry, offering robust solutions that can effectively mitigate plastic waste and optimize its usage through increased recycling.

Improvements in PCR supply and end-use standards could keep more plastics waste from landfills.

Government report cites benefits and concerns of using recycled materials in high-volume market.

U.S. recycling rate could be increased, and profitable business developed, by diverting recyclate for infrastructure.

Engel technology rapidly converts up to 100 percent recycled PET into ‘green’ food packaging.

EPR is controversial as environmental policy but may have some redeeming qualities.

Energy giants develop technology to create feedstock at scale for sustainable resins.

Scientex, a major producer of stretch film and flexible packaging based in Malaysia, worked with resin producer SABIC to develop material for what the partners say is the world’s first flexible food packaging based on advanced recycled ocean-based plastics (OBP), using SABIC’s certified circular polypropylene (PP).

Recycling trends and biobased materials exert broad effects on pricing and products  In reviewing notes taken at conferences this year, one point is clear: the plastics industry is navigating a wave of innovation based on sustainability practices.   At a gathering…