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Greenback sets goal for 300 plants to recycle laminated packaging within 20 years

Greenback Recycling Technologies Ltd. plans to open 300 plants in the next two decades to handle hard-to-recycle plastic-aluminum laminates, its founder and CEO says.

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Kickstart: Paper bags, 'paper' bottles

Walmart Inc. says it's switching its ecommerce flexible packages to paper bags while Absolut Vodka rolls out a "paper" bottle that's actually a little bit plastic too.

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Graham Packaging wins validation for GHG emissions reduction

The packaging company wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by the end of 2030.

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Debate exposes divisions in plastics treaty talks

Representatives from Saudi Arabia and Russia put more emphasis on the benefits of plastics while countries in the "High Ambition Coalition" called to reduce plastics production and phase out problematic materials.

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Recycling plant for laminated packaging launches in Mexico

Partners in the Enval Ltd. plant aim to process 6,000 metric tons of flexible packaging in the plant's first year of operations.

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Plastics industry social media accounts worth following

Here's a rundown of a few social media accounts from the plastics industry worth following.

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Kickstart: Bonjour, Paris

The next round of plastics treaty talks begin Monday in Paris, and Plastics News will be there.

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LanzaTech, Plastipak produce PET resin made from GHG emissions


For the first time, a PET resin made from carbon captured from emissions has been successfully produced and used in packaging applications.

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States, EPA want tougher green marketing guides for plastics

The Federal Trade Commission is hearing calls from some state governments and the EPA to limit the chasing arrows on plastic resin ID codes and take a skeptical view on green marketing for chemical recycling.

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Kickstart: The debt ceiling, politics and plastics

The impact of a federal default, repackaging Kraft Singles and riding on recycled plastics at the Indy 500.

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