E's Versalis and Prysmian team up to chemically recycle plastic cable scrap, turning XLPE waste into new polymers via Hoop??

Slightly more than $1 billion worth of plastic scrap, or “waste” as it’s categorized by the U.S. government, was exported in 2011—the equivalent of nearly 2.15 million metric tons. By 2014 exports ...

The board of directors for the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, will consider adding new specifications for rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic recyclables during its ...

A joint proposal by the Environment Agency (EA) and WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Program) would allow plastic recyclers to sell their regrind as a product, instead of selling it as waste, which ...

Scientists have embarked on a $100,000 research trial at a country scrap dealer to recycle PVC in a way that makes economic sense. PVC waste is a growing problem in Australia, with 70,000 tonnes ...

VISTA, CALIF. — Prime Plastic Products Inc. is not waiting for recycling sources to show up — it's going to them. The Vista, Calif.-based recycling firm already has grinding units in place at three ...

After a six-year decline, 2016 became an inflection point for China's PVC scrap imports. China imported more than 320,000 metric tons of PVC scrap in the first three quarters of the year, already 25.9 ...