In the current process for recycling these high-density polyethylene, or HDPE, plastics, much of the material's properties are lost, so recycling can be repeated only two or three times.

Recovering energy from plastics also prevents the loss of valuable natural resources. Since most plastics are made from oil ...

First, the mixed recyclables are shredded and crushed into smaller fragments, enabling more effective separation. The mixed fragments pass over rotating screens that remove cardboard and paper, ...

According to Towards Packaging consultants, the global recyclable plastic market is projected to reach approximately USD ...

In the U.S., about 26-27 million tons of plastic were sent to landfills in 2018 and 2019, according to the EPA.

Plastic Recycling Is A 'Failed Concept' In The US, Study Says Plastic recycling rates are declining, according to a Greenpeace USA report that blasted industry claims of creating an efficient ...

Recycling needs more investment and regulation, but plastics are being turned into new products.

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), The Voice of Plastic Recycling®, issued a report that provides a data-driven update on the progress of pla ...

A new capital support competition has been launched by the Waste & Resources Action Programme to encourage closed-loop recycling of post-use HDPE plastic bottles in food contact applications, ...

A plastic sorting, recycling and reprocessing facility that was several years in the making has now opened in Hong Kong. Equipped for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and high-density polyethylene ...

Austrian packaging giant and recycler Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG opened a 20 million euro ($22.9 million) high density polyethylene recycling plant in central Mexico Nov. 10 and ...