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Plastics Recycling Update keeps you on top of critical plastics recycling industry trends and the latest news from across the sector.
The Future of Plastic Recycling: Four Key Trends in 2024 for Plastic ...
Apr 9, 2024 · As we look toward the next year, four significant trends are poised to influence and drive the future of plastic recycling. 1. Inconsistent domestic demand for recycled content. Many U.S. companies have the same New Year’s resolution: to …
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Nov 5, 2024 · See the latest recycling news from Resource Recycling. We keep you on top of critical industry news and bring unparalleled analysis.
Top plastics recycling news stories - Plastics Recycling Update
Featured plastics recycling news covering critical industry trends, the latest action from reclaimers, brand owners, industry associations and more.
Capturing medical plastics 'well suited to recycling'
Oct 23, 2024 · The medical and research fields hold great potential for closed-loop plastic recycling as long as logistics can be solved, some in the industry recently said – and several companies are working to do just that.
News from Plastic Ingenuity, REPREVE and more - Plastics …
Jan 30, 2024 · Plastic Ingenuity earned a 2024 WorldStar Award for its electronics packaging. REPREVE launched ReComfort, a filament yarn made from recycled nylon and polyester. The World Bank priced a seven-year $100 million principal-protected Plastic …
Black plastics are hard to sort. Newer tech may help
Oct 23, 2024 · Black plastics are difficult to recycle due to their light-absorbing properties, which interfere with optical sensors at MRFs. But Finland-based Specim says it has a solution.
The untapped potential of e-plastics - resource-recycling.com
Oct 23, 2024 · Almost all material is capable of being recovered, but problematic ingredients in the plastics such as bromine can hinder recycling. Because only 40-60% of recovered e-plastics are recyclable, yields from end-of-life devices are poor and recycling economics are unfavorable.
Report takes aim at drop-off recycling system - Plastics Recycling …
Mar 20, 2024 · An investigation that placed tracking devices in bundles of Amazon’s plastic packaging and dropped them off in store collection receptacles around the U.S. found a “failing” drop-off collection system, its authors said. Amazon said it can’t control how material is handled once it enters the recycling system. The Amazon-focused report ...
REMADE Institute awards millions in plastic R&D grants
Oct 24, 2023 · A federally backed research institute has awarded nearly $10 million to various R&D projects, with nearly half going to work that supports plastics recycling.