The essential briefing on materials, markets, regulation, packaging, recycling, and the people moving the plastics industry forward.
This Christmas, chances are you’ll save the plastic film and blister packs that your presents come encased in and send it all off for recycling. According to scientists from the University of Warwick, however, only about 12 percent of plastic sent to depots actually gets recycled. Because of problems such as glued-on paper labels, or […]
Sims Recycling Solutions Canada has opened a new electronics recycling facility in Mississauga, Ontario. The 287,000 square-foot facility is home to the most advanced technology that Sims Recycling Solutions has to offer for the recycling of end-of-life electronics, also known as waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) or e-waste. The three-phase project includes a fully […]
The Lavergne Group has launched its new website. The dramatically redesigned site embodies the forward–thinking vision of the company and its commitment to recycling plastics and green manufacturing. The new website offers: * Improved navigation, design, and search. * Fresh, relevant content about “closed loop” plastic recycling. * A blog that will highlight industry and […]
Echotect, a Dutch clean tech company, successfully deployed software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) to design and optimize its technology, which offers a cost-effective, recyclable and environmentally sustainable alternative to engineered stone. Combining quartz, marble and other aggregates with recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the technology has resulted in a product that is almost indistinguishable from […]
According to published reports, ICE Recycling, a plastics recycling firm, has announced plans to expand from its current operation in Florence County, Fla. The expansion, to be located in Lake City, S.C., is expected to create 50 jobs, and the investment in the project will total $4.35 million. “The ICE Recycling announcement for further expansion […]
Some plastic still goes straight to land fill but householders currently spend a great deal of effort separating out the rest of their plastic waste believing it will be recycled yet typically only 12% of “Municipal Plastic Solid Waste” is truly recycled. It is often simply too time consuming to separate out and clean the […]
Braskem, Brazil’s leading petrochemical company, has organized successfully the Braskem GP Recycling Campaign to encourage citizens of São Paulo to dispose of their plastic waste at special collection points. Conducted between November 4 and 28 in five parks in different regions of the city during the three-day-long Brazilian leg of the Formula 1 championship, the […]
Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) is opening its newest electronics recycling facility in Edison, N.J. The company says formal operations of the 93,000-square-foot facility will begin January, 2011. The location will provide electronics recycling services to residents and business in New York, New Jersey and the Philadelphia Metro Area. “Sims Recycling Solutions strives to provide our […]