Recycling News

Recycling News December 28, 2015

Tomra unveils AUTOSORT FLAKE with triple-sorting capability for recycling

Tomra Sorting Recyclcing has unveiled its AUTOSORT FLAKE with triple-sorting capability for plastics recycling . AUTOSORT FLAKE provides analysis and...

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Recycling News December 23, 2015

CPIA calls for increased polystyrene recycling during holiday season

The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) has urged residents to ensure that polystyrene packaging materials are increasingly recycled during...

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Recycling News December 22, 2015

Microfiche Recycling Project Keeps 240 Pounds of Plastic from the Landfill

Faculty and staff from the University Libraries coordinated a recycling effort to keep 240 pounds of plastic out of...

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Recycling News December 18, 2015

US scrap plastics export declined 5.2% in September

According to latest government data, the exports of scrap plastics by the US declined sharply over the previous month...

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Recycling News December 15, 2015

Petoskey Plastics to expand its Indiana plant

Petoskey Plastics has announced it will expand its Hartford City, Indiana, plant in response to what it calls growth...

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Recycling News December 10, 2015

Supreme Court rejects New York City’s motion against halt on Polystyrene ban

New York City’s motion to appeal against the recent court decision to halt the ban on food service ban...

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Recycling News October 15, 2015October 29, 2015

US PET Recycling rate held steady in 2014

The US PET recycling activity report for 2014 published by NAPCOR and APR indicates that the country’s PET container...

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Recycling News October 13, 2015October 29, 2015

PepsiCo’s recycled PET usage in packaging jumped 23% in 2014

PepsiCo has boosted the usage of recycled PET in its packaging by 23% to 134 million pounds in 2014....

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