Have you ever noticed the special trash bins at medical offices or hospitals? They’re actually specialized receptacles called biohazard waste containers, and they allow for safe disposal of specific ...

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has released a life cycle assessment (LCA) comparing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, glass ...

A grant from a national recycling nonprofit will help a Wisconsin thermoformer capture more recycled PET for use in new products and capture more of the recovered material closer to home. The $100,000 ...

Plastipak Holdings Inc. is striking a new deal with an Italian company to bring a PET chemical recycling process to market globally. The Plymouth, Mich.-based company is already known for its ...

In relation to the plastics, chemical recycling breaks down PET’s long polymer chains into individual units called monomers ...