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Post-Consumer Resin Legislation

Post-Consumer Resin Legislation

by Jeanine Vecchio | Oct 27, 2022 | Post Consumer Resin, Resin Increase/Decrease

From fresh steak to new phones, the goods we buy are usually wrapped in one thing: plastic. And plastic dominates how we pack and store products for good reason – it is lightweight, cost-efficient, and durable. Plastic helps us transport and receive goods in perfect...
Innovations yield new resins, processes

Innovations yield new resins, processes

by Jeanine Vecchio | Oct 3, 2022 | Post Consumer Resin, Recycling

Several companies have released new products that are pushing plastics recycling forward, including PCR-specific additives and 83% recycled content films. Here’s a roundup of innovation news.  Additives for PCR Avient Corporation recently introduced a PCR Color...
Embracing Reusable and Refillable Packaging

Embracing Reusable and Refillable Packaging

by Jeanine Vecchio | Aug 31, 2022 | Post Consumer Resin, Recycling

Lee Metters, Group Business Development Director, Domino Printing Sciences (Domino), explores the topic further in the below article. In recent years, governments worldwide have emphasised the need to shift towards a circular economy for packaging, with a particular...
Sourcing Post Consumer Resin: Six Considerations

Sourcing Post Consumer Resin: Six Considerations

by Jeanine Vecchio | Aug 31, 2022 | Post Consumer Resin, Resin Increase/Decrease, Sustainability

Ask many of the world’s leading brands about their sustainable packaging plans and they will tell you: they aim to make their packaging 100% reusable or recyclable by 2025. More specifically, many plan to source post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials—such as...
Polystyrene, polypropylene and PET dominate resin news

Polystyrene, polypropylene and PET dominate resin news

by Jeanine Vecchio | Aug 4, 2022 | Post Consumer Resin, Resin Increase/Decrease

North American commodity resin markets were varied in June, with prices for two materials up, one down and two flat. PET bottle resin continued its incredible pricing surge in 2022 by jumping 13 cents in June. Prices for the material were up 6 cents in May and now are...
Has COVID killed sustainable packaging?

Has COVID killed sustainable packaging?

by Jeanine Vecchio | Jun 14, 2022 | Post Consumer Resin, Sustainability

As health and safety becomes consumers’ top concern, some fear the coronavirus may have halted sustainable packaging’s progress Pre-pandemic, packaging was on a roll. The global market value in 2019 was $917 billion, according to research by Smithers, with forecasts...
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