US consumers play an indispensable role in plastic recycling, particularly for flexible materials that aren’t curbside recyclable. To give them a hand, the Trex Co. has developed an online, searchable ...

RecyClass, a platform created by Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) to assess the recyclability of plastic films and improve the design of packaging, carried out tests on the compatibility of the ...

Avery Dennison Corp. has introduced two bio-based polyethylene label films, which it says is the first self-adhesive PE film with more than 80 percent renewable content. The film will help packaging ...

The Plastics Industry Association, Washington, has released its Phase II Technology Package report from its New End Market Opportunities (NEMO) Film Recycling Demonstration Project. The association ...

A new, fully recyclable 18-micron MDO-PE film from Reifenhäuser Blown Film uses 25% less material compared to previous 25-micron films, the company said. The monomaterial film, produced on ...

RecTech is described as a fully recyclable mono-material film and is intended to offer barrier properties.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Next Generation (CNG), a leading provider of sustainable material science solutions, today expanded its GreenArrow™ sustainable films portfolio with the ...

Nova Chemicals and Novolex have opened a 450,000 square foot film plastic recycling facility in Connersville, Indiana. The plant aims to recycle 145,000 bales of postconsumer film each year to create ...

When we think of graphene, we tend to think of its use in high-profile applications such as electronics, medical devices and construction materials. Now, however, it's been incorporated into an ...

Flexible packaging manufacturer Scientex Bhd, based in Malaysia, is planning investment of 300 million Malaysia ringgits ($91.4 million) over three years to expand its polyethylene and biaxially ...