The Seattle-based coffee company announced this week that about 580 of its stores had begun replacing its cold drinks cups — ...
West Virginia University (WVU), US, researchers are developing a new method of recycling polypropylene (PP), a commonly used ...
Despite being the second most produced polymer after polyethylene, PP is barely recycled. Of the 8 million tons of PP produced in the U.S. each year, only 8 percent are recycled. With 1 million tons ...
Support from the value chain is needed to improve plastics recycling. Name, title: Brittany LaValley, vice president of ...
Recycling PP is fairly easy, though much like with polymers like PLA, the economics and logistics of recycling remain a challenge.
Philadelphia — Advancements in PET and polypropylene were in focus at Antec 2025, March 4-6 in Philadelphia. Compounder ...
PureCycle Technology presents a major development in recycling capabilities, and focusing on polypropylene is especially notable. It’s the second-most used plastic in the world, yet only 1 ...
However, since recycling facilities already separate out different types of plastics, this isn’t a deal-breaker. The process can even run efficiently with a mixture of polypropylene and ...
The company will establish two new recycling plants at its Noida facility, with a combined annual capacity to process 39,600 ...
Tens of thousands of tons of small-format packaging could be captured each year with technological upgrades, according to a ...