With a recycling capacity of 1.7 million metric tons, rigid, postconsumer and postindustrial polyolefins, including high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP), are in the group of "the ...

Envision Plastics, St. Joseph Plastics and PureCycle Technologies LLC are U.S. companies that are trying to find innovative ways to recycle polypropylene (PP). As technology advances, global brands ...

Nashville, Tenn. — Recycling of polypropylene packaging like yogurt cups and margarine containers faces some sizable challenges, but a new industry group is launching with the ambitious goal of trying ...

A WRAP-commissioned research project into reprocessing polypropylene plastics into food grade packaging has identified a number of “hurdles” that mean further work is needed to ensure it can become a ...

The Conversation reports on single-stream recycling, emphasizing its convenience but noting significant contamination issues that reduce effectiveness.

Knowing your symbols makes it easier to reuse and recycle. Groups 1, 2, and 5 are easy to recycle curbside, but groups 4, 6, and 7 are more difficult.

TORONTO (Oct. 10, 9:30 a.m. ET) — For the second straight year, post-consumer high density polyethylene recycling has remained stagnant. The North American recycling rate for HDPE remained at 29.9 ...

Innovative plastic solutions, such as HDPE piping and storage, can safeguard South Africa's water future, ensuring cleaner ...

The UAB Recycling Drop-Off Center has expanded its hours to enable the UAB community more opportunity to recycle. The center had been open during specific hours on Mondays only, and is now open 6 a.m.

Research at UC Davis shows that as some plastics degrade in the ocean, they absorb more pollutants and may be increasingly hazardous to sea animals Marine creatures that ingest plastics in the ocean ...