Mechanical recycling has long been used to recycle plastics. But by simply shredding and melting post-consumer waste into new pellets, its scale is limited — the process weakens the plastic over ...

Two graduates from Kendall College of Art and Design are now running a company turning plastic waste into 100% recycled sheet materials, used to make countertops, furniture, lighting and home goods.

The use of recycled plastic granules for different construction materials delivers a functional solution that extends beyond ...

And even if it's recycled, that requires additional ... which is the base material for many plastic products. These PET pellets are then sold to bottling and packaging companies.

In specific markets, PET bales remained the highest volume plastic waste commodity in 2024. The price in mid-December for curbside PET bales (mixed colors) was 17.5cts/lb FOB east of the Rockies, up ...

Many Chinese recyclers moved their operations abroad to benefit from cheap flows of plastic in the region before then re-exporting it back to China as recycled pellets. But not all of it has been ...