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Green trend builds quickly in construction
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 9, 12:45 p.m. ET)  — While no one at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas was certain how much, or even whether, sales will rebound in 2010, nearly everyone was clear on the direction that suppliers to the building and construction industry are heading. Everyone is going green. February 9, 2010
Oxo-biodegradable additive suppliers rebut critics
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (Updated Feb. 4, 1:25 p.m. ET) -- A pair of oxo-biodegradable plastic additive makers have fired back at the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.’s Bioplastics Council over claims related to biodegradability. February 2, 2010
Coke goes green at Vancouver Olympics
NEW YORK (Feb. 1, 8:35 a.m. ET) -- When the Vancouver Olympic Games kick off on Feb. 12, visitors will find café furniture made from pine-beetle-salvaged wood, drink out of bottles made from 30 based plant-based materials, and their beverages will be delivered via hybrid vehicles and electric cart. All are elements of Coca-Cola's first zero-waste, carbon-neutral sponsorship. February 1, 2010
Water bottler Ice River to invest $17 million in PET recycling plant
FEVERSHAM, ONTARIO (Jan. 29, 11:10 a.m. ET) -- A Canadian bottled water firm plans to set up a food-grade PET recycling plant at a cost of C$18 million (US$17.1 million). The move will help the company shift to making bottles from 100 percent post-consumer PET. January 29, 2010
Entropex gets funds to recycle non-bottle plastics
SARNIA, ONTARIO (Jan. 28, 1 p.m. ET) -- Entropex is receiving federal funding to develop recycling technology of mixed plastics. Plastics used would be non-bottle types that are not collected in Ontario’s Blue Box curbside recycling program. January 28, 2010
Mexico City may encourage recycling instead of bag ban
MEXICO CITY (Jan. 27, 5 p.m. ET) -- Plastics industry leaders, hoping to head off a law that would ban non-degradable plastic bags in all Mexico City stores later this year, say they have convinced authorities to adopt a less draconian attitude. Guillermo Salas, president of Mexico’s National Plastics Industry Association (Anipac), said the government is sympathetic to the argument that a better course of action would be to introduce more stringent garbage separation and recycling measures. January 27, 2010
Recycler presents partnership award to training agency
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. (Jan. 27, 11:40 a.m. ET) -- Chicago-based recycler and compounder MRC Polymers Inc. recently gave a "Partners in Progress" award to Spectrum Vocational Services. The award is in recognition of the first anniversary partnership with the Downers Grove vocational training agency. January 27, 2010
Entries sought for Design for Recycling award
WASHINGTON (Jan. 21, 1:40 p.m. ET) — The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. is seeking entries for its annual Design for Recycling Award, which honors companies that design and manufacture goods that, at the end of their useful life, can be recycled safely and efficiently. January 21, 2010
Consultant develops online plastic scrap directory
SONOMA, CALIF. (Jan. 21, 1:35 p.m. ET) -- Moore Recycling Associates has launched an expanded online directory for plastics scrap, designed to link buyers and sellers of processed and unprocessed plastic scrap. January 21, 2010
Invista develops PET resin for extrusion blow molding
ORLANDO, FLA. (Jan. 20, 9:05 p.m. ET) – Invista sarl claims it has developed a new extrusion blow molding grade of PET capable of making bottles with integral handles. Unlike other extrusion blow molding grades of PET, the new material is not modified with glycol, a material that Invista says can present challenges to recyclers. January 20, 2010
Ore. recyclers to discuss plastic bag bans
OREGON CITY, ORE. (Jan. 20, 10:20 a.m. ET) -- The Association of Oregon Recyclers is holding a forum to discuss plastic bag bans and urban wood markets in the state Jan. 28 in Oregon City. January 20, 2010
Wellman reopens S.C. recycling plant
JOHNSONVILLE, S.C. (Jan. 19, 3:50 p.m. ET) -- Wellman Engineering Resins restarted its PET bottle recycling plant in Johnsonville in late 2009. Wellman Engineering Resins also late last year won a key automotive application, with Dana Holding Corp. using the firm’s post-consumer recycled nylon in cylinder-head covers on the 2010 Fusion and Escape vehicles made by Ford Motor Co. January 19, 2010
UK's Axion recycles carpet into injection-molded PP
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (Jan. 19, 10:45 a.m. ET) -- Carpet Recycling UK Ltd. has enlisted the help of Axion Polymers, a recycling specialist, in turning old PP carpets into pellets that can be injection molded into new products. Manchester-based Axion says post-consumer carpet can be recycled for medium- to lower-grade applications such as plant pots, compost bins and buckets. The company is hoping to set up large-scale trials to access the commercial viability of the product. January 19, 2010
ITW closes Pa. PET recycling plant
GLENVIEW, ILL. (Jan. 17, 9:45 a.m. ET) -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. closed the St. Jude Polymer Corp. recycling plant in Frackville, Pa., on Jan. 14. ITW is consolidating its recycling operations into a similar plant in Florence, Ky. ITW had purchased the St. Jude plant in September 2005 to supply its Signode division, which makes polyester strapping. January 17, 2010
Pure Tech triples PET recycling capacity
EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (Jan. 15, 11:20 a.m. ET) -- Pure Tech Plastics LLC has nearly tripled recycled PET flake production capacity in a project that started up in early January. The company invested more than $1.5 million in the project, which included a production line upgrade, an expanded quality assurance laboratory and a shift to 24-hour operation, seven days a week. January 15, 2010

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