Advancing the circular economy for plastics requires transformation across the recycling system, from collection all the way to expansion of end-use markets. One of the biggest challenges facing the ...

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TORONTO (Oct. 10, 9:30 a.m. ET) — For the second straight year, post-consumer high density polyethylene recycling has remained stagnant. The North American recycling rate for HDPE remained at 29.9 ...

Considering that PET (#1) and HDPE (#2) comprise 97% of all plastic bottles on the market in North America and are the easiest materials to recycle, the recycling industry often questions why their ...

If you’re a fan of craft beer, you’ve most likely encountered PakTech’s can carriers, which are made from 100 percent recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE). These carriers, available in an array ...

Almost three quarters of HDPE milk bottles consumed in the UK during 2009 were recycled, according to research commissioned and published today (October 7) by milk bottle manufacturer Nampak. Nampak ...

The seven types of plastic vary in their recycling potential. Plastic can be recycled one to 10 times, depending on the type, although most can be recycled only once. Postconsumer plastic is often ...

Austrian packaging and recycling company ALPLA has secured government funding in the Netherlands and set up a new recycling business there, trialling a patented solvent-based technology to produce ...