Consumers want development of recycled, recyclable, biodegradeable, and biocompostable packaging. Remember when consumer pressure forced McDonalds to stop using CFCs in its take-out containers? Scrutiny of packaging and expectations of environmental responsibility hardly eased up since then.
Most U. S. communities have recycling programs. So it should be easy to reuse common materials such as glass and plastic, right? Not quite, at least when it comes to glass
Thomas Embley of Precision AirConvey and Mark Richardson of Plasmac, Ltd., demonstrate the latest in plastic film and sheet recycling equipment to Jessica Shapiro of MD. 6:25
Stephen Hawksworth of PTI Recycling Systems and Craig Barrows of Plastic Technology Inc. talk about a new initiative in PET plastic recycling through the creation of distributed recycling plants across the nation. 12:54
General Electric engineers added sensors that monitor wash cycles and can signal controllers to alter dishwashers to earn Energy Star certification for being 41% more efficient than federal standards demand
Plastic water bottles can be “upcycled” into durable materials with properties equivalent to virgin polymer. Production of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one conservation idea that is entering the mainstream.
