PET thermoform recycling is making strides, but the road is long and many a footstep lay ahead. PET bottles could be considered a poster child for polymer recycling, with almost 30 percent of the ...

The Recycling Partnership’s initiative has awarded funds to two PET reclaimers and one MRF. The Recycling Partnership's PET Recycling Coalition has announced the first round of grant funding for ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. -- Pet Retails Brands Double Down on Sustainability Commitment to Engage Pet Parents in Everyday Recycling -- Since ...

Professor Kotohiro Nomura's research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed an efficient method for the exclusive depolymerization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PET bottles and ...

Cleveland — Recycling PET thermoforms has potential, but is facing a number of challenges, according to a three-person panel discussion Oct. 26 at the Society of Plastics Engineers Thermoforming ...

One of the main hurdles in recycling PET thermoformed packaging is the amount and type of adhesive labels used. Oftentimes these labels applied to the container are adhered so strongly that they can't ...

That National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) has released a new white paper, “Increasing PET Thermoform Recycling,” aimed at California policymakers working to design and implement ...

Many enzymes promise to break down plastic. But what works in the lab often fails on a large scale. Now a new study by Gert Weber, HZB, Uwe Bornscheuer, University of Greifswald, and Alain Marty, ...

Scientists are thumbing their noses at responsible parents everywhere by putting cheap plastic in the microwave. Single-use polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic is being “reduced to flakes” before ...

Plastipak has revealed its pakPET Single Pellet Solution, designed to help manufacturers increase recycled content while ...

Coca-Cola India is collaborating with India’s leading retail group, Reliance Retail, on a PET recycling program that gives consumers incentives for returning empty PET bottles. The partners aim to ...

Beverage manufacturers in India cites capacity constraints in recycling plastic waste and cost impact ahead of peak summer ...