Film recycling infrastructure not used to its full potential

By Mike Verespej

April 13, 2012

APR and ACC from Flexible Film Recycling Groups.

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Plastics Recycling Update:

February 2012

Pursuing the Perfect Degradable Additive

By Dave Cornell, APR Technical Director

"If money, time, and know-how were no object, what would it take to design a degradable additive that integrates seamlessly with plastics recycling? A closer examination of this ideal product highlights many of the problems facing moden biodegradable additives."

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Battleboro Reformer:

Caps On. Caps Off.

February 20, 2012

By Cindy Sterling Clark

"Help recyclers reduce the environmental impact of packaging, keep caps on!"

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New York Daily News:

City to expand recycling program to include “rigid” plastics

Move designed to boost sagging recycling rates

By Joe Parziale and Lisa L. Colangelo

January 29, 2012

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Plastics News:

Recyclers like California ruling that discourages packagers from switching to PP

January 19, 2012

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Plastics News:

More adhesives approved for PET clamshells

December 14, 2011

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Special Chem:

Adhesive Measures Help Food Packagers Optimize Recyclability

Andrew Extance - Dec 12, 2011

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Packaging World:

Canadian retailers address PET thermoform recycling

Published in Packaging World Magazine, September 2011 , p. 50 Written by Anne Marie Mohan, Senior Editor

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Recycling Today:

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc released specifications designed to “modernize, standardize and streamline plastics buying and selling,” the group says.

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