Sustainability Times Newsletter
Volume 11
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Volume 11 Issue 6
We Can Improve Recycling Rates
The U.S. recycling rate for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles dropped about 2% in 2016 Read More >
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Volume 11 Issue 5
Eco-Friendly Bottle Market Grows
The global eco-friendly bottles market is forecast to reach more than US$2.5 billion by the end of 2017 and is likely to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.1%... Read More >
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Volume 11 Issue 4
Plant That Will Recycle Polypropylene
Polypropylene (PP) is commonly used in packaging, but less frequently recycled than other popular packaging plastics. That recycling rate and the ability to produce PP packaging with recycled content may begin to shift with startup of a plant that will recycle PP. Read More >
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Volume 11 Issue 3
Recycled HDPE Okay For Food
EcoPrime recycled high-density polyethylene (rHDPE) can be used in any type of food packaging including applications for fatty foods, spirits and retorted products. Read More >
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Volume 11 Issue 2
Lightweighting Equals More Sustainable, Right?
Single-serving polyethylene terephthalate (PET) water bottles weigh about half what they did in the early 2000s. With weights as low as 7.5 grams for a half-liter bottle, it sounds like a sustainability success story. Not necessarily... Read More >
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Volume 11 Issue 1
Packaging Recycles Ocean Plastic
Packaging used by Dell and Procter and Gamble, now contains plastic litter recovered from oceans, waterways and beaches... Read More >
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