The BB-sized pellets made at Quality Circular Polymers (QCP) could hold the key to changing how the world thinks about plastics. Made of polymers repurposed from plastic waste, the pellets ...

After a brief bump in recycled PET resin prices in late 2024 due to increased demand driven by hurricane disruptions to municipal water systems, pricing settled into traditional seasonal levels.

For example: ExxonMobil and a Saudi Arabian partner plan to build the world’s biggest plastics plant. This monstrosity will produce tens of millions of tons of plastic. Federal biologists warn that ...

These tiny plastic pellets, barely visible to the naked eye ... Investment in biodegradable alternatives to traditional plastics As individuals, we too have a role to play in combating plastic ...

A big attempt by the plastics industry to offer its own recycling and pollution legislation in Congress as an alternative to the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act continues to be a slow climb.

Convergen Energy, based in Green Bay, makes the pellets from hard-to-recycle materials discarded by area factories: laminated paper, adhesive labels, paper mill sludge, PET and HDPE plastics ...

The plastics that are mixed into the pellets include nylon, polyethylene and polyester. Burning the pellets allows plants that were using coal or natural gas to achieve lower carbon dioxide ...

Pellet loss prevention is essential for reducing microplastics in the environment. Plastics Europe supports a mandatory risk management approach tailored to diverse pellet handling operations ...