Polyethylene terephthalate/PET
Closed Loop Partners releases report on small-format packaging recovery
Closed Loop Partners says the findings illustrate a viable pathway to recover these materials and led to launching the Consortium to Recover Small-Format Packaging.
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PPRC 2024: Addressing the packaging recovery problem
Panelists at this year’s Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference discussed challenges in residential packaging recovery and methods for improvement.
Organizations' proposed pilot targets textile recycling in North America
Goodwill and Reju plan to partner with WM on the three-year initiative.
Analysis: Plastic recyclers confront complications
Suppliers and producers of recycled-content plastic face challenges involving uneven scrap supplies and shifting global demand, according to London-based ICIS.
Tomra sees paper and plastics applications for GAINnext
Technology provider says GAINnext can use deep learning to reduce impurities in sorted and recycled paper and plastic grades.
Every Bottle Back grant targets beverage container recycling
A nearly $730,000 grant to Syracuse, New York, will go toward larger curbside collection carts and recycling education.
Reju opens textile-to-textile hub in Germany
The company’s Regeneration Hub Zero uses technology invented by IBM.
In the mix
In its new Columbus, Ohio, MRF, Rumpke uses AI to segregate colored bottles and thermoformed plastic containers from clear PET bottles.
Stadler system sorts plastics in Italy
European technology provider Stadler has helped equip a 100,000-ton-per-year plastics sorting facility for Iren SpA in Turin, Italy.
Recycling organizations release municipal ‘acceptance’ data
Collaboration involving The Recycling Partnership and GreenBlue finds aluminum cans, cardboard and PET bottles are among the most commonly accepted curbside items.
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