The team converted would-be trash into recyclable treasure. Plastics are incredible materials with properties invaluable to the functioning of our modern world. They are strong, flexible, versatile, ...

Recycled high density polyethylene pellet prices decreased in the second quarter of 2025 — typically a time of year when sources expect an increase. Multiple factors, including slumping construction ...

Does California have a ban on plastic bags? The goals of Senate Bill 270, the so-called plastic bag ban, spoke to the “three Rs” of waste reduction: Reduce the number of plastic bags Californians use, ...

Scientists have developed a new method for recycling high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP) have ...

Postconsumer HDPE and PP recycling line has been deployed by Turkish plastics recycler Tanrikulu. The Starlinger system in place in Turkey has a production capacity of 2 metric tons of plastic pellets ...

Washington — The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) and the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) have released updated recycled plastic specifications covering high density polyethylene bottles, ...

Plastic recycling volumes in the U.S. increased by 280.3 million pounds in 2021 compared with the previous year, with recyclers acquiring more than 5 billion pounds of postconsumer plastic for ...