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Analysts detail uncertainty for recycled plastics
Analysts from market intelligence firms emphasized the lack of solid footing and stiff competition from virgin resin and imports as key challenges for the plastics recycling market, during sessions at the recent Plastics Recycling Conference.
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The new age of textile recycling
This article appeared in the Spring 2025 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. A few generations ago, the fate of end-of-life clothing would have been an unlikely subject in a plastics recycling trade journal. In …
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Breaking down chemical recycling
This article appeared in the Spring 2025 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Chemical recycling, the umbrella term for a wide array of processes that break down the molecular chains of plastic polymers, has been …
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SB 54 advisory board seeks clarification from governor
A late March advisory board meeting brought dozens of public comments but little additional detail on a new timeline for California’s extended producer responsibility rulemaking.
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Five trends for plastic recycling in 2025
This article appeared in the Spring 2025 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. 2025 is a pivotal year for plastics recycling, where progress, promises and policies are set to collide. As companies reevaluate their long-standing …
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Authors address error in black plastic additive study
Last year, a study suggested that household products containing plastic possibly recovered from electronics had high levels of flame retardants – but the authors issued a correction to the work after finding a miscalculation.
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Plastics recycling industry speaks out on tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump was set to implement 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, effective Feb. 4, then delayed them, creating a rapidly changing trade landscape that furthered uncertainty in the plastics recycling industry.
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Packaging suppliers convene to talk PCR, recyclability
The broad theme of sustainability was a central focus at Pack Expo International in Chicago this week, encompassing package recyclability, PCR content and legislation.
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Group encourages public-private partnership in plastics
A typical academic publication aims to communicate research findings and perhaps gain funding, but one group of researchers also hopes to foster discussion and cooperation throughout the plastics value chain with their recent paper in the scientific journal Nature.
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California lawmakers update carpet recycling program
Carpet recovery and recycling in California will soon look a little different, after the signing of a new law that will change the recycling rate calculation and emphasize carpet-to-carpet content.
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