Researchers have tried to mimic that result with HDPE, or plastic No. 2, but have faced difficulties as this material has a completely different chemical structure.

The main outlet for rigid polyolefins in Europe remains packaging, which is used in food, household and personal care products, according to the association. The biggest market for HDPE is building ...

During 2012, the collection of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles increased by 45.3 million pounds to top 1 billion pounds for the first time. The increase pushed the HDPE bottle recycling rate ...

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The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

A single-digit number of specialized commercial facilities in California have the capacity to recycle what’s known as polyethylene plastic film, which includes HDPE grocery bags as well as the ...

The HDPE recycling rate had risen from 26 percent in 2007 to 29.9 in 2010. However, the increase in the recycling rate in 2010 was miniscule — just 0.30 percent, meaning that the rate has been ...

Austrian packaging giant and recycler Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG opened a 20 million euro ($22.9 million) high density polyethylene recycling plant in central Mexico Nov. 10 and ...

The savings can still be up to 82 percent compared to HDPE recycling in low-density cities, thanks to factors like dump trucks and long-haul drives to processing centers.

DUBLIN, August 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --The 'Global HDPE Packaging Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forecast to 2025' report has been added to R ...