Environment Recycling News Unifi Inc. expands Repreve recycling program July 28, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Unifi Inc. is taking the next step with its Repreve recycling initiative by launching Wednesday a “textile take-back” program. The goal for the Greensboro yarn manufacturer is getting fabric scraps from textile manufacturers and using them in the Repreve recycled fibers process. It also plans to recycle 100 percent polyester consumer apparel still containing salvageable […] Read more »
Market News Oil hovers above $99 after US crude supply jump July 27, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices hovered above $99 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed U.S. crude supplies unexpectedly jumped last week, suggesting demand may be weakening. Benchmark oil for September delivery was down 19 cents to $99.40 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude rose 39 […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Fabri-Kal goes green with PLA and PCR lines July 27, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Foodservice packaging firm Fabri-Kal (Kalamazoo, MI) is proactively “greening” its product lines at a time when many varieties of single-use plastics packaging are the target of consumer and regulatory criticism. The company recently revamped its Alur container line, thermoforming it from sheet that’s 50% by weight post-consumer recycled (PCR) polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Meanwhile, its Greenware […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Frii bike concept made from injection-molded recycled plastic July 27, 2011 by plasticsinfomart If Israeli industrial design student Dror Peleg had been around in the late 1950s, I feel sure that his Frii plastic bike concept would have found its way into Mosanto’s House of the Future. Over 50 years later, that vision of a world of plastic has also given rise to some serious disposal issues and […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Trelleborg's EVO protective suit chosen by Hamburg fire and rescue deartpment July 26, 2011 by plasticsinfomart According to Trelleborg Group, an advanced polymers & solutions supplier based in Sweden, Germany fire and rescue department Hamburg Feuerwehr has upgraded to Trellchem EVO suit from Trelleborg Protective Products as their standard type 1a (Level A), fully encapsulated chemical protective suit for first responders and will also have Trellchem EVO type 1b suits in […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Trelleborg’s EVO protective suit chosen by Hamburg fire and rescue deartpment July 26, 2011 by plasticsinfomart According to Trelleborg Group, an advanced polymers & solutions supplier based in Sweden, Germany fire and rescue department Hamburg Feuerwehr has upgraded to Trellchem EVO suit from Trelleborg Protective Products as their standard type 1a (Level A), fully encapsulated chemical protective suit for first responders and will also have Trellchem EVO type 1b suits in […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Quadpack unveils new Soft Body packaging by Yonwoo July 26, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Quadpack, an independent packaging group in Europe and sole distributor of Korea-based cosmetic company Yonwoo, unveiled on July 26 the latest Soft Body container range created by the latter. Quadpack presented the Soft Body range, featuring rounded feminine curves for a sophisticated, elegant look. Comprising an airless pump, a dip-tube lotion pack and an airless […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Fairfielders Praise New Recycling Rules July 26, 2011 by plasticsinfomart James Millington and his fellow Representative Town Meeting members set out to make recycling easier for residents earlier this year. Fairfielders are happy since the rules went into effect more than three weeks ago — they just wish the programs could go even further. On July 1, Fairfield’s Solid Waste and Recycling Department started a […] Read more »