plastics recycling

5 min read 2021-11-30 19:52:54

Benzene, the need for a new global Industrial Revolution and the big challenges that lie ahead

By John Richardson THE CHART BELOW shows that 60% of global benzene production in 2021-2040 is forecast to be made via technologies linked to

5 min read 2021-11-30 19:52:54

By John Richardson THE CHART BELOW shows that 60% of global benzene production in 2021-2040 is forecast to be made via technologies linked to

1 min read 2021-08-04 02:59:45

While plastic makers in the U.S. have different approaches and areas of focus, we’re all united on the need to solve the problem of plastic waste.

1 min read 2021-05-15 04:25:18

Lots of questions. At last month’s (virtual) Plastics Recycling Conference, I participated on a panel that discussed public policies that could

1 min read 2021-05-14 01:12:00

AMP Robotics was recently honored as a finalist in Fast Company’s 2021 World-Changing Ideas Awards. The company’s groundbreaking

1 min read 2021-03-24 00:17:07

Most associate Somalia in East Africa more with drought and tribal wars than award-winning recycling practices but it is home to a ‘Recycling

1 min read 2021-01-25 20:19:33

Plastics packaging and recycling major Alpla Group has invested more than EUR 5 million in an extrusion system for food-grade recycled PET (rPET)

1 min read 2021-01-14 22:25:29

2020 ended on a couple high notes for plastics recycling. One at the state level and another at the federal level. In the run-up to Thanksgiving,

3 min read 2020-07-29 20:23:06

The World Needs Plastics to Live Sustainably; and to Live Sustainably, We Must End Plastic Waste Last week, the Pew Charitable Trusts released a new

2 min read 2020-04-30 23:00:00

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, while many of us are working from home, many American workers who are part of “essential” industries

2 min read 2020-02-26 22:54:58

I just got back from the Super Bowl. Not the football game. The plastics recycling “Super Bowl.” Held just a few weeks after the (somewhat

4 min read 2019-10-21 11:12:10

By John Richardson IT IS a remarkably single product-focused strategy given the exposure of linear-low density polyethylene (LLDPE) to demand

2 min read 2019-08-02 20:47:30

Have you ever cooked a delicious meal like Chef Blair and then dreaded the cleanup? While we can’t clean the mess for you, we can tell you which

2 min read 2019-05-13 21:00:02

For more hydrogen fuel cell news articles. US scientists have revealed an innovative type of plastic that is endlessly recyclable. Researchers at

2 min read 2019-03-28 21:00:13

For more hydrogen fuel cell news articles. Canadian researchers want to transform styrofoam into a product people will want to recycle. Styrofoam