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Massive fire destroys Windsor, Ont. plastics recycler

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-22
A huge fire has destroyed a Windsor, Ont. plastics recycling plant.

Toronto facility named Orbis plant of the year

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-23
Orbis Corporation, a manufacturer of sustainable reusable plastic packaging, has named its Rexdale, Ontario facility as its plant of the year.

Study highlights value of Canadian plastics-to-energy strategy

Source: Daily News | 2013-01-23
Converting all of the non-recycled plastics that are heading for Canadian landfills each year into energy using current technologies would be sufficient to provide fuel for over 600,000 automobiles annually, a new report suggests.

Value chain consortium addresses PET recycling issues

Source: Daily News | 2013-01-16
To identify solutions to the recent issues surrounding polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and full-wrap labels in the recycle stream, Eastman Chemical Company has organized a full-wrap label consortium.

Vancouver company teams with Dow to squeeze oil from waste plastics

Source: Daily News | 2013-01-04
A Canadian company that recovers energy, chemicals and oil from end-of-life waste plastics currently sent to landfill has attracted the attention of Dow Chemical Co.

Recycling of post-consumer plastic across Canada increases by 24 per cent: CPIA

Source: Daily News | 2012-12-23
Aided by the addition of thermoformed polystyrene and polyester packaging and molded tubs and lids to some municipal collection programs, Canadians recycled an additional 24 per cent of plastic packaging and products in 2011 compared to 2010,...

U.S. demand for post-consumer plastic rising: study

Source: Daily News | 2012-12-05
Demand for U.S. post-consumer recycled plastic is expected to rise 5.9 per cent annually to nearly 3.4 billion pounds in 2016, according to a new study by market research firm The Freedonia Group.

U.S. PET recycling rate holds steady

Source: Daily News | 2012-10-11
The U.S. recycling rate for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers held steady at 29.3 per cent, while collection of postconsumer PET bottles and total recycled PET produced by U.S. reclaimers reached record levels, according to a new...

Toronto now accepting PET clamshells in recycling blue boxes

Source: Daily News | 2012-09-14
Toronto’s Public Works and Infrastructure committee is moving ahead with a plan to recycle clear PET clamshell containers as well as all mixed rigid plastics like egg cartons and bakery trays.

Two major U.S. recycling organizations planning to merge

Source: Daily News | 2012-07-13
Two of America’s biggest recycling advocacy associations have announced plans to merge into a single organization, which will call itself the NorthAmerican Recycling Coalition (NRC).

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