Environment Recycling News Coca Cola Launches Recycling Machine That Does The Sorting For You November 23, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Situated outside a Kroger in Arlington, TX, is a new structure that resembles a slimmed down drive-thru restaurant or the world’s longest ATM. It’s actually the first of Coca-Cola’s “Reimagine” recycling machines that allows customers to dump aluminum cans and #1 PET plastic containers in all at the same time. From Forbes.com: “ Unlike other […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News IGH Solutions – Turning Milk Jugs Into Gift Cards November 23, 2010 by plasticsinfomart IGH Solutions, a leading prepaid and gift card solutions provider, recently announced the introduction of the first plastic gift card made from recycled milk jugs. IGH Solutions’ new Nattera Milkweed™ gift card is made from 30% post-consumer recycled content sourced from recycled milk jugs – and merchants are able to print both a barcode as […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News EUROMAP: double-digit growth for European plastics machinery industry in 2010 November 23, 2010 by plasticsinfomart EUROMAP, the representing body of various European plastics and rubber machinery associations, made a forecast at a press conference at K2010 that EUROMAP member countries would achieve 10-15% growth in 2010. Bernhard Merki, President of EUROMAP, also added that the demand for machines had risen sharply in all EUROMAP countries. The annual results for 2009 […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Myths About Recycling Plastic November 22, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Have questions about plastic recycling? The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) can help! APR is the voice of plastic recycling and they want you to have the most current, correct information available. Keefe Harrison, APR Director of Communications, answers some FAQs. Sometimes I hear that recycled plastics just don’t have strong markets in the […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Europe PE buyers unable to obtain lower prices in November November 22, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Polyethylene (PE) buyers in Europe have been unable to obtain lower prices from producers in November as a result of smaller-than-expected amounts of imported material amid lacklustre demand and a flat market, sources said on Friday. “If I can get €30/tonne ($41/tonne) [less] in December I will consider that a real achievement,” said one buyer […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Illinois State Agency Releases Study on Economic Impact of Recycling November 17, 2010 by plasticsinfomart The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has released an economic study highlighting the impact that the recycling industry has on the state. The report finds that the recycling and reuse industry directly employs 40,000 people in 2,173 recycling and recycling-related businesses. The businesses include municipal and private collection programs, MRFs, brokers, reuse […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Sidel introduces ISBM-type HDPE bottle to fresh food market November 17, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Packaging solution provider Sidel has announced its introduction of the ISBM-type (injectionstretching-blowmolding) HDPE (high-density polyethylene) to the packaging industry – its latest progress on environment-friendly plastics bottle making. The company claims that diary products manufacturers who already use EBM-type (extrusion-blow molding) HDPE to package their products can switch to the ISBM-type for better results. […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News New Nylons Boost Performance under the Hood November 15, 2010 by plasticsinfomart The first major application for a new DuPont nylon technology is an engine cover for a new-generation turbocharged engine used in the 2010 Cadillac CTS. The result is a cost savings of up to 30 percent and an improved appearance. DuPont has filed more than 20 patent applications for various aspects of the new nylon […] Read more »