Austrian plastics recycling systems manufacturer, EREMA, is to showcase its technology for recycling heavily printed LDPE materials with live demonstrations at the upcoming Chinaplas 2016 exhibition in Shanghai. The company said that it will be demonstrating its INTAREMA® 1007 TVEplus® with an EREMA SW4/104 RTF melt filter at the show, which takes place from 25 […]
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Recyclers of metals, plastics battered by global commodity plunge
Recyclers are fighting to stay alive as tanking commodity prices bring down the value of recycled industrial and post-consumer materials. During the past year, the Recycling Depot has slashed its workforce to 15 employees from 35 as it struggles with plunging prices and a lack of demand for scrap metal. Joe Salvatore, who manages Recycling […]
Firm designs overnight beach ‘pods’ made from recycled plastic ocean waste
First there were modern-day yurts, then luxury ‘glamping’ and now there is a new spin on traditional camping in the form of beach ‘pods’ made from recycled plastic waste. The pods are the vision of architectural design company, Spark, whose founder, Stephen Pimbley, was inspired by recent campaigns by adidas and G-Star RAW to produce […]
Dallas Council rejects plastic bag ban and eliminates bag fee
AUSTIN (Scrap Monster): The Dallas City Council has voted to eliminate the nickel fee on single-use plastic bags, by a 10-4 vote on June 3rd. The Council has also rejected the proposed ban on bags last week through a 9-6 vote, despite strong campaigning by council member Dwaine Caraway. Effective June 8th, Dallas grocery stores […]
Toronto expands recycling program to accept flexible packaging items
Effective June 1, the Blue Box program in the city of Toronto, Canada accepts a wider range of recyclable soft plastics beyond grocery bags. Items that can now be received for recycling include a wide range of flexible packaging items, such as bulk food bags, dry cleaning bags, newspaper bags, produce bags, frozen fruit and […]
Canadian Plastic Film Recycling gets Big Boost
TORONTO (Scrap Monster): The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) congratulates the City of Toronto on the expansion of its Blue Box program to accept a wider range of recyclable soft plastics. As of June 1, 2015, the types of plastic film accepted in the Toronto program extend well beyond the plastic grocery bags it has […]
Dallas Trashes the Plastic Bag Ban
AUSTIN (Scrap Monster): Plastic bag banner’s remorse got the best of Dallas residents who weren’t quite so thrilled with a California style, or even the quasi-Austin style bag ban that was foisted on them by their city council. However, just before noon on Wednesday, June 3, that ban was trashed in a 10-4 vote. Starting […]
US scrap plastic exports rose sharply in Mar ’15
SPOKANE (Scrap Monster): According to latest government data, the exports of scrap plastic by the US increased sharply during the month of March this year, in comparison with the previous month. The exports had witnessed slight increase during the month of February too. On the other hand, cumulative scrap plastic exports by the country during […]