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Emerging Recycling Infrastructure to Address Flexible Plastic Film Growth

Innovations like artificial intelligence and chemical recycling could solve challenges with recycling flexible plastic film.

Casey Flanagan, Associate Editor
Apr 21, 2023

Flexible plastic films are growing as fast as the challenge of recycling them, but sustainable solutions are available through emerging infrastructure, according to PMMI Business Intelligence and AMERIPEN's collaborative report, “2023 Packaging Compass.”

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