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Advanced Recycling Content: What You Should Know: Page 2

Advanced recycling, also known as chemical recycling, is making a name for itself within the recycling space. Check out our curated list of content on this topic so you can learn how this method produces materials that are indistinguishable from virgin plastics. You’ll also read how used plastics are recaptured and remanufactured into new plastics and products -- all through advanced recycling.
Webinars
Advanced Recycling’s Role in Expanding the Circular Economy for Plastic Packaging
In this webinar, we’ll take a look at solutions from PureCycle and Eastman Chemical and will hear from their partners at Procter & Gamble.
September 5, 2023
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Sustainability
New Pollster Data Informs Chemical Recycling Messaging
Rightly or wrongly chemical recycling has proponents and detractors. Agnostic pollsters found high initial favorability for the tech when impartially explained, but suggest a messaging strategy to help chemical recycling proponents control the narrative.
June 29, 2023
(from left) Susan Jackson, moderator, BASF Corporation; Cornell Belcher, Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies; and Brenda Gianiny, Axis Research
Sustainability
Advanced Recycling not the First Tech to Win Over Skeptics
The mass balance approach and its traceability underpinnings require validation for credibility, say certification provider panelists. Overcoming CPG skepticism of the nascent tech, and educating consumers, is key according to early adopter converters.
June 28, 2023
(from left) Ron Cotterman, VP, Global Corporate Affairs, SEE; Dr. Jan Henke, Director, ISCC; Diane Marret, Sustainability Director, Consumer Packaging NA, Berry Global, Inc.; and Matt Rudolf VP, International Business Development, SCS Global Services
Flexible packaging
Mono-PP Pasta Pack First to Use Advanced Recycled PCR
The sustainable material is derived from advanced recycling and converted into a biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film for this application, which is the first mono-PP pasta packaging material in the market containing 30% of PCR content.
May 2, 2023
The 30% PCR content in the bags is based on post-consumer used plastics, which is turned into pyrolysis oil in an advanced recycling process, and remade into virgin quality polypropylene.
Sustainability
Food Lion Brand Demos Advanced Recycling-Based Circular System
Flexible plastic waste from the food supply chain is recycled and attributed to ISCC PLUS certified-circular polymers used for new food-grade packaging. First announced in April 2022, the first-of-its-kind project is now being evaluated for scalability.
April 27, 2023
Stakeholders say this circular solution for food packaging waste is a first of its kind in the U.S.
Operational Excellence
Recycling Infrastructure Expands for Flexible Plastic Films
Innovations like artificial intelligence and chemical recycling could solve challenges with recycling flexible plastic film.
April 21, 2023
Advances in recycling technology could help to more widely incorporate flexible plastic films into curbside collection.
Sustainability
Skin Care Bottle Uses 50% Chemically Recycled Content
This thick-walled bottle uses chemically recycled PET from Eastman that's specifically formulated for extrusion blow molding (EBM).
March 22, 2023
This thick-walled bottle uses chemically recycled material that's specifically formulated for use in extrusion blow molding (EBM).
Flexible packaging
KIND Bar Wrap Closes the Loop
Mars moves from a petroleum-based plastic to one made from advanced-recycled polypropylene for the flexible film wrap for its KIND snack bar in the U.K.
March 16, 2023
Mars’ transition from a petroleum-based polypropylene film wrap to one made of advanced-recycled, recyclable materials for its KIND snack bar is the culmination of a closed-loop collaboration between Mars, Landbell Group, and SABIC.
Sustainability
Four Chemical Recycling Pioneers Work to Source Plastic Feedstock
Chemical recycling can divert plastic materials that aren’t able to be mechanically recycled from landfill, turning it into PCR. But different methods require distinct supply architectures to feed them.
March 8, 2023
Four women took the stage to explain the nuances of advanced and chemical recycling on the eve of International Women's Day.
Podcasts
Special Six-Part unPACKED Sustainability Series: Pt. 1 - Advanced Recycling
Listen as Packaging World's Matt Reynolds and Anne Marie Mohan catch the industry up on the latest in advanced recycling.
March 8, 2023
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Sustainable Packaging
Heinz Makes Good Use of Tesco-Collected, Advanced Recycled PCR
Heinz product packaging uses advanced recycled PCR from flexible films that had been dropped off by consumers at Tesco’s in-store collection points, representing true circularity and continued adoption of new recycling technology—pyrolysis in this case.
January 13, 2023
Berry Snap Pots as seen late last year at PACK EXPO. The material used for the pots is originally sourced from Tesco-collected flexible films that have been chemically (advanced) recycled.
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PE Pouch Film Contains Advanced-Recycled Materials
First-of-its kind recyclable pouch film from Printpack and Pregis uses PCR content from advanced recycling.
October 23, 2022
The Preserve PE Advanced Recycled Content PE Pouch is not only recyclable after use, but also contains 30% PCR material obtained through advanced recycling technologies.
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