Supermarket paves using recycled bags

Supermarket chain Meijer has been trying a recycled polymer modified asphalt (RPMA) parking lot at its supercentre store in Holland, Michigan

Research aims to help validate content claims

The use and verification of recycled content is still in its infancy and varies between resin types and product sectors

Wastequip to reduce virgin resin by a quarter

Program commits to reducing virgin resin in the company’s entire cart manufacturing operation by 25 percent

Polystyvert to build full-scale plant

Funding round will allow it to develop a full-scale polystyrene recycling plant

WM announces winners of design contest

Six designers receive support to develop products from waste materials

Michelin creates tire fibre using enzymatic recycling

Tested and applied Carbios’s enzymatic recycling process for PET plastic waste, creating a high-tenacity tire fibre

Spin Master toys to be recyclable in the U.S.

Toronto-based toy maker has partnered with TerraCycle to make its toys and games recyclable

CarbonLite files for bankruptcy protection

CarbonLite Holdings LLC, has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code

New tracking tool helps source recycled plastic

With demand currently outstripping supply, particularly for food grade packaging plastics, many FMCGs, manufacturers and converters are finding sourcing the feedstock they require to hit regulatory and sustainability goals challenging.

LyondellBasell and SUEZ increase plastics recycling capacity

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands and PARIS – LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies and SUEZ, a supplier of environmental services, have jointly acquired Tivaco,…