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  • March 2020 Plastics Recycling

    • March 2020 Plastics Recycling

    FRX Polymers
    FRX Polymers' Nofia flame retardants can improve the processability of recycled PET, so it can be used in automotive interiors.
    Recycling

    Improving the prospects of recycled plastics

    Bruce Geiselman
    March 17, 2020
    Several new additives enhance the properties of recycled resins.
    Plastics Pipe Institute
    New standards allow for increased percentages of recycled content in drainage pipe.
    Recycling

    A pipeline of opportunity

    Allan Gerlat
    March 17, 2020
    New opportunities exist for recycled HDPE in corrugated pipe used in U.S. infrastructure projects.
    Recycling

    Patent Report: System turns mixed plastics into weatherproof products

    March 17, 2020
    This story appeared in the Winter 2020 edition of Plastics Recycling. An Estonian company has invented a system to turn mixed, dirty plastics into boards that can be used to make...
    Recycling

    Patent Report: System for decomposing contaminated plastics

    March 17, 2020
    This story appeared in the Winter 2020 edition of Plastics Recycling. A method and system for breaking down contaminated plastics from municipal waste or marine debris is the ...
    United States Patent and Trademark Office
    Patent Application 20190375639 1
    Recycling

    Patent Report: Process converts end-of-life plastics into carbon nanotubes

    March 17, 2020
    This story appeared in the Winter 2020 edition of Plastics Recycling. A process that converts end-of-life plastics into carbon nanotubes is the subject of a patent application...

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    Recycling

    Patent Report: Application details apparatus and method for washing plastics

    March 17, 2020
    This story appeared in the Winter 2020 edition of Plastics Recycling. Anzano del Parco, Italy-based Previero N. Srl seeks to patent equipment and a method for washing plastics...
    Erema North America Inc.
    Erema Zero Waste Pro 1
    Recycling

    Recycling systems feed film scrap into production process

    March 16, 2020
    This story appeared in the Winter 2020 edition of Plastics Recycling.ZeroWastePro Targeted at manufacturers of PE and PP film, Erema’s new portfolio of in-house recycling systems...
    Stadler America LLC
    Stadler Delabeler
    Recycling

    Machine removes labels from bottles

    March 16, 2020
    This story appeared in the Winter 2020 edition of Plastics Recycling.Delabeler Stadler’s machine for removing labels from plastic bottles features stator and rotor knives made...
    Pellenc ST America
    Pellenc Mistral +
    Recycling

    Optical sorters monitor, analyze data

    March 16, 2020
    This story appeared in the Winter 2020 edition of Plastics Recycling.Mistral+ and Mistral+ Film Pellenc’s Mistral+ sorter can be used by MRFs and recycling facilities for handling...
    Acrison Inc.
    Acrison Model 821
    Recycling

    Heavy-duty bulk bag unloader provides efficient emptying

    March 16, 2020
    This story appeared in the Winter 2020 edition of Plastics Recycling. Model 821 This bulk bag unloader from Acrison is built with 4-inch square tubing to provide heavy-duty support...