REPREVE® is Ford’s plan for a cleaner environment. About 2 million post-consumer plastic bottles are planned to be used as the seat fabric in the new Focus Electric and other new vehicles for the next model year.
Plastic bottles have found a new use in the west African country of Nigeria. In the village of Yelwa, north-western Nigeria, a project is underway that will see 25 houses built from recycled plastic bottles filled with dry soil or construction waste.
By international standards, Switzerland can be proud of a high PET recycling quota of more than 80%. The trade organization PET Recycling Switzerland wants more and, with this in mind, engaged top Swiss photographers. The project “PET is fashion” attracted much attention way beyond the country’s borders.
Aqua Carpatica decides for Bericap’s SuperShorty 28 mm and 38 mm.
Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, has come up with an ultra-compact single-end bottle washer designed specifically for the small and medium output ranges.
Plano, TX– OCTAL's plant expansion is on track for completion in May 2012 and will feature an additional 527,000 tons of capacity per year for PET bottle grade resin. Once achieved OCTAL will be producing 927,000 tons annually, making it the largest sustainable plant in the world on one site.
The UK's first recycled plastic bridge capable of carrying heavy goods vehicles has been completed.
Amcor Rigid Plastics, the world’s leading producer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging, is ready to unseat glass as the dominant material in 24oz wide mouth food containers.
APPE, the packaging division of La Seda de Barcelona, launched a new barrier additive for PET bottles.
The Wilkinson range of Bath Foams has received a brand new look with the introduction of a new PET 750ml bottle supplied by Graham Packaging Plastics Ltd.
The launch of Nampak’s Infini bottle in February this year was recognised throughout the dairy, packaging and retail sectors as a major evolution in the design of the plastic milk bottle.
Making PET bottles from agricultural waste may be harder than using conventional cane sugars but it is possible, claims biofuel manufacturer Virent.
