by Bob Hollis | Jan 23, 2021 | #PlasticsRecycling, RMDZ
Industry experts say overseas buyers are struggling to source scrap plastic after new restrictions on the global trade of recovered plastic began taking effect. The Basel Convention this month began regulating the global trade of a handful of types of … Read...
by Bob Hollis | Jan 6, 2021 | #PlasticsRecycling, RMDZ
A confluence of RPET market disruptions in 2020 included low prime plastic pricing and supply challenges that led end users to seek feedstock from other sources. Still, experts maintain a surge of RPET demand is fast approaching. Processors in the … Read...
by Bob Hollis | Nov 14, 2020 | #PlasticsRecycling, RMDZ
The director of the U.S. Plastics Pact says the effort is marked by two key components: focusing on a target-based national strategy to tackle plastic waste and employing rigorous accountability through reporting to the public. The U.S. Plastics Pact launched … Read...
by Bob Hollis | Oct 31, 2020 | #PlasticsRecycling, News Feeds, RMDZ
In a discussion hosted by the Bureau of International Recycling, recycled plastic traders said recent months have been a “rollercoaster of a ride.” Read...
by Bob Hollis | Oct 7, 2020 | #PlasticsRecycling, RMDZ
A PET processor will use a $2 million low-interest loan from California’s recycling agency to buy sheet extrusion line equipment and refinance onerous debt. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) approved the Recycling Market...
by Bob Hollis | Oct 6, 2020 | #PlasticsRecycling, News Feeds, RMDZ
California’s decision to require post-consumer resin in drink bottles could inspire other states, particularly in the Northeast, to pursue similar laws, according to an industry leader. “This can be a model built for other states to follow,” said Sunil Bagaria, … Read...
