US consumers play an indispensable role in plastic recycling, particularly for flexible materials that aren’t curbside recyclable. To give them a hand, the Trex Co. has developed an online, searchable ...

The new product replaces DCM’s earlier multi-material structure that was unsuitable for recycling through current waste streams.

The Association of Plastic Recyclers, Washington, has published two testing protocols that will determine whether film packaging is compatible with the current recycling infrastructure and an ...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), Washington, has announced an updated version of the APR Design Guide for Plastics Recyclability for polyethylene (PE) Film Packaging. The new guidelines ...

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles City Council took one step closer to finalizing a plastic bag ban that is set to go into effect in 2014. The final vote is scheduled next week. Last year, when the ...

The logistics sector remains heavily dependent on polyethylene films for pallet covers, ULD protection, and stretch wrapping, ...

Flexible packaging manufacturer Scientex Bhd, based in Malaysia, is planning investment of 300 million Malaysia ringgits ($91.4 million) over three years to expand its polyethylene and biaxially ...