Extruders for PET recycling

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) flakes can now be processed without pre-drying into pellets, using Coperion ZSK twin screw extruders.  Next they are condensed in the SSP (Solid State Polycondensation) reactor, and reprocessed back into bottles again with the quality of virgin material.   PET recyclate manufactured…

How chemical recycling technology could help fix plastic pollution

Chemical recycling provides the potential for infinite recyclability

Study will look at ASR recycling

A new project will attempt to demonstrate a closed-loop project to recycle automotive-industry mixed plastic waste in the automotive supply chain

Canada Plastics Pact onboard with packaging design initiative

Twenty-one Canadian retail and consumer packaged goods companies are supporting the Golden Design Rules for Plastic Packaging released last week by the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Coalition of Action on Plastic Waste

The ocean is full of tiny plastic particles – we found a way to track them with satellites

Plastic is the most common type of debris floating in the world’s oceans. Waves and sunlight break much of it down into smaller particles called microplastics – fragments less than…

Survey finds consumers prefer paper packaging

Paper or cardboard packaging was preferred for 10 of 15 attributes surveyed

Wastequip to reduce virgin resin by 25%

Project25 aims to lower Toter’s carbon footprint by 9% per cart

Plastic pollution: scientists track a cargo spill from New York to Norway, reveal how currents disperse harmful substances

The blocking of the Suez Canal in March by a megaship named Ever Given delayed over 200 vessels laden with thousands of containers, serving as a reminder of the…

Environmental groups slam “Big Plastic”

Calling out the top three producers of plastic in Canada for attempts to stop federal plastic pollution plan

A policy to end the plastic paradox

What is the Single-Use Plastics Directive?