A barrier solution that "alleviates concerns about multilayered packaging" has now been officially recognized by both the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) in the U.S. and Plastics Recyclers ...

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 ...

Greenstar WES, based in the U.K., reports that it hit new production records in December, producing nearly 700 metric tons of food-grade recycled HDPE plastic flake, taking its 2009 production total ...

Biffa has called for a ban on the export of unprocessed plastic waste and highlighted a near-£900m a year opportunity if it ...

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 ...

Envision Plastics has begun full scale production of its recycled HDPE plastic resin for use in food and drink packaging. The US company has owned the technology to produce EcoPrime for many years but ...

Chemists at Argonne National Laboratory in DuPage County have worked out a new way to recycle certain plastics infinitely, a discovery that could change the way we recycle containers like those used ...

The Polyolefin Responsibility Organisation (Polyco) is investing in infrastructure and end-use development that is essential to growing the collection, recycling and beneficiation of polyolefin ...

A new analysis reported by The Guardian argues the UK could stop exporting plastic waste by 2030, build domestic recycling ...