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WEBThe recycling industry is responsible for collecting processing and marketing billions of dollars worth of metals, paper, plastics and other recovered materials. Through Recycling Today and Recycling Today Global Edition , market directories, and industry conferences, GIE serves the scrap and recycling industry in North America and globally.
The outlook for ‘advanced’ recycling - Recycling Today
WEBOct 5, 2022 · The outlook for ‘advanced’ recycling. Research indicates that advanced recycling technologies can produce higher quality and higher value outputs than mechanical approaches, but commercialization remains the main challenge. In response to concerns surrounding low plastic recycling rates, U.K.-based Economist Impact decided to …
Lowe’s Installs Collection Centers at Stores - Recycling Today
WEBOct 1, 2010 · Lowe's has announced that it has installed recyclables collection centers at close to 1,700 of its stores in the continental United States. Lowe’s says that the recycling centers will offer a convenient and free way for customers to recycle rechargeable batteries, cell phones, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and plastic shopping bags.
Paper cup recycling: Reality or rhetoric - Recycling Today
WEBDec 6, 2018 · Estimates from the paper and recycling sectors suggest that between 600,000 and 800,000 tons of postconsumer single-use paper cups are used each year in the U.S. and Canada combined. This suggests that more than 50 billion cups are used annually, depending on the source of the data and the actual size and composition of the cups. To put the cup ...
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WEB5 days ago · The recycling industry is responsible for collecting processing and marketing billions of dollars worth of metals, paper, plastics and other recovered materials. Through Recycling Today and Recycling Today Global Edition , market directories, and industry conferences, GIE serves the scrap and recycling industry in North America and globally.
How2Recycle upgrades polypropylene to 'widely recyclable'
WEBAug 3, 2022 · How2Recycle, the North American packaging recyclability labeling system, has announced it is upgrading the eligibility of rigid polypropylene (PP) tubs, bottles, jugs and jars from "check locally" to "widely recyclable" in the United States. The group says it was provided data from The Recycling Partnership 's Polypropylene Recycling Coalition ...
Are coffee cups full of opportunity? - Recycling Today
WEBMay 4, 2022 · Cornell adds, “Collecting recyclable coffee cups from commercial points of generation is possible, as long as the weight justifies pick up.”. More often, he says, “This generally means picking up with other materials. Commercial single-stream likely makes sense–collect these cups, bottles, OCC, office paper and various other materials.”.
The potential of polypropylene - Recycling Today
WEBJul 17, 2019 · Key takeaways. Reprocessors predict that the market potential for recycled polypropylene (PP) is huge. PP collection across the U.S. is small scale compared with collection of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Demand for postconsumer recycled PP is increasing, and …
Update: GFL acquires PDC - Recycling Today
WEBOct 1, 2021 · GFL Environmental, Ontario, has acquired Peoria Disposal Co. (PDC), based in Peoria, Illinois.. According to Central Illinois Proud, PDC Municipal Marketing Manager Eric Shangraw confirmed the sale of the company’s landfills, transfer stations and hauling services on Sept. 24.The deal goes into effect Oct. 1. Shangraw said the company’s employees were notified of the sale Sept. 22 and ...
Addressing the challenge of injection molding regrind
WEBFeb 4, 2020 · Imflux, a low, constant pressure molding technology, is designed to automatically adjust to material variability to maintain part quality. This ability to adapt to material variation is known as autoviscosity adjust within the Imflux software. Historically, processing recycled resins has been a challenge for the injection molding industry.