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Peeling Back Film Plastics: Making film plastics sustainable means balancing consumer demands with processes that ensure a greener future.
by：Top-In
2020-07-15
Discussing the current situation of sustainable plastics, especially film, needs to separate hype and hope from reality.
On the consumer side, the brand owner must constantly weigh the customer\'s pressure on recyclable packaging and product needs according to the requirements of processing, performance and aesthetics.
In terms of industry, adoption may be easier, and in terms of industry, appearance is not a concern ---
But here, performance also varies depending on the processing factor.
Inevitably, the bottom line for seeking \"green\" Plastic is True Green: The potential absence means a lack of cost incentives to use recycled resin instead of the original one.
Conversations with stakeholders across the plastic film supply chain depict the latest technologies for recyclable plastic films ---
Mainly polyethylene. based (PE)--
Opportunities for growth.
Pepsi\'s Garry Kohl announced a bolder goal of adopting sustainable plastic film at the Orlando Packaging Conference in February: in 2021, the company hopes to offer its Frito-
Laying products made of 100% biodegradable film (PHA).
Kohl said that the PHA certified by marine degradation will allow new multi-layer flexible packaging to disappear in the ocean, senior director of environmental sustainability research and development for PepsiCo\'s global packaging technology and corporate snack and nutrition categories.
\"We\'re even looking for a biodegradable package that you can flush off the toilet . \"
Resin makes the genetic algorithm of danshu science Bambridge.
For more than seven years, PepsiCo has been a partner in this \"Holy Grail\" exploration.
\"Since 0 years ago, before we bought the P & G company\'s PHA IPover 1, we thought that the PHA was a good candidate for a biodegradable film,\" explained Scott Toen, Dangra\'s chief marketing officer.
\"We have always thought that film is one of the markets in which PHA can have the greatest impact.
We verified our materials in the recently expanded commercial demonstration plant.
Through the R & D work with Pepsi and other companies, we have been transforming PHA-
Film The resin.
\"Danilo has completed the initial phase of its first commercial plant, which Tuten expects will produce approximately 60 million pound PHA-
There are movies every year.
\"The output of the factory will depend on the ingredients formula and application we sell,\" he said . \".
\"We don\'t know what percentage of the film will be, but we expect it to be a big part of the total.
Other applications that are being evaluated include injection molding, foam, water-based coatings, and many others.
It is one of the best things that the PHA isits can be converted into many different applications.
\"It is estimated that there are still about three years left for the PHA to be commercialized,\" and once we demonstrate that this level of commercial production is achievable, we believe there will be more demand for facilities construction worldwide.
\"In addition to the PHA with similar barrier properties to PE, danzu also provides polypropylene ester-based (PLA)
Resin for thermoforming film, extrusion coating and performance additives.
\"Both PHA and PLA are moisture-absorbing,\" explained Tuten . \".
\"In some cases, companies that want to run the bio-Olympic games need to have pre-
To achieve a consistent result, the dryer.
We transport resin with a moisture content of 300-400 ppm. Without pre-
Dryer, siloare is not an effective material
Biological polymer treatment system.
However, brand owners ultimately want to drive a new strategy for sustainable films, \"we are enabling our customers to market to the planet --
Friendly material, it will be a drop-
Used to replace the current packaging material used today.
One day, we think,non-
Biodegradable Polymer
It will be eliminated, but it will not be realistic in the foreseeable future because a large amount of acquired capital is in place and it will take a long time to build the plant to make compost and bio-
Degradation resin.
\"Serving high-
Profile brand owners stand on the front line of film and resin manufacturers and engage in different levels of recycling activities, from refining materials that promote sustainability to producing recycled and recyclable film products.
In those taking 360-
In Petoskey, Michigan, the degree method is Petoskey plastic.
The company has been recycling since 978 and has recently invested $8 million in new washing systems at Ind Hartford\'s plant.
Petoskey recycled more than 30 million pounds per year after consumption
Andre, house, clean.
Ball operation.
Petoskey converts 90% to 95%
The consumer content it receives is divided into three
A layer of PE film in which the outer layer of the original material is surrounded by a central layer of up to 70 percent recycled materials.
The films range from kitchen trash cans and drum liners to contractor bags, construction films, and even medical biohazard bags.
According to the customer\'s needs, the customer will request Petoskey films with different percentages of post-consumption materials at the central level;
Some may only need 10% to 5%.
JasonKeiswetter, executive vice president, Petoskey explained: \"There is always a certain degree of variability when using Post-consumption content, and you will see some variability in processing performance.
\"It would be much easier to handle if we just created the product using primematerial.
\"Customers who promise to use Petoskey films with 70 percent to 100% post-consumption materials accept slight changes in colors or defects such as bumps or textures ---
Keiswetter asserted, but the performance did not decline.
Some Petoskey customers collected and returned their bags and films for reuse after the initial use was completed, thus creating a closed-loopsystem.
Keiswettersays said that this approach can be daunting for new customers and requires commitment from all aspects of the participants\' operations.
\"Recycling hard plastic or heavily contaminated films requires different equipment,\" Keiswetter said . \".
\"This is a major infrastructure investment.
\"The cleaner the material the customer returns, the higher the price, the better the particles Petoskey can provide.
\"Our goal is to provide a\" perfect \"particle, which will be better than prime particles,\" Keiswetter said . \".
Petoskey offers several resins, some of which are certified by third parties
Including 99% Post-consumption materials;
Others may be certified after 10%
Consumers and after 90%industrial.
Moreover, the cost of these materials generally does not exceed that of the main materials.
\"We may send the same product-Apple to Apple, but our products will be recycled without price increases.
\"At the same time, KW plastic company in Troy, Alabama.
, Conversion of hard plastic waste after major consumption--injection-
Molded items, flexible packaging and blowmolded bottles--to high-density PE (HDPE)
Polypropylene (PP)resins.
KW has a 0. 65 billion-pound extrusion capacity for the production and consumption of resin (PCR).
\"Milk cans, water cans and juice bottles are the most streamlined feed,\" said Pedro Morales, Director of Sales and marketing . \".
\"This is what we recycle and produce KWR1 01-
1 50, high melting index of afractional-
Density PCR of natural color.
We offer this to filmmakers.
\"According to the guidance of likeREACH, this material is safe for food contact (
Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals), CONEG(
Governor\'s Union of Northeast China)
California No. 65 proposal and FDA no-
Letter of objection issued on October. 1 7, 201 7.
This resin can be low with linear-
Density materials and additives like oxygen detergent can make multi-layer films.
\"Some film processors have become very complex and are able to print very well on multi-layer films containing our post-consumption resin (PCR)
\"Morales said.
The adoption of PCR membranes is a slow process.
\"OEMs have pushed this forward and they have encouraged their film processing suppliers to make it work.
\"Distinguishing KW from other recyclers is\" the biggest wash line, \"Morales said \".
\"After we wash
Recycled plastic)
, We produce a very clean material and transfer it to 10 million
Mash the silo and mix it, then feed it through a vacuum ventilated and installed the extruder of the Ettlinger meltfilation system.
Continuous filtration system;
We don\'t use the old one.
When the back pressure increases, you end up changing the old-fashioned screen.
\"KW production 200,000-
Mixed pound lot.
Produce composite samples and test the melt index, density, moisture and color and then make a film of resin for another proprietary test.
\"If it meets our internal testing of specifications and flaws, we will provide it to our film processor.
\"Creating more sustainability with plastic films is not limited to materials used;
Saving water and energy in the production process adds the equation.
Two years ago this month, Plastic Engineering launched a nano-shielding material made of vermiculite soil.
Film-based coatings created by Filmquest inBolingbrook, III.
The process of formulation has produced twists and turns-
Path barriers for polyester, polypropylene and other materials for food packaging.
President John flynski explained that since then, basic films and nano-chemistry have been improved to improve sustainability.
Polyester film is mainly oil products.
With refined benzene diacid (PTA)
And alcohol (MEG)
The film can now be made in factories from 20% to 30 percent, ferlinski said. based material.
Like Petoskey\'s approach, he can use plants
Based on or after consumption, PET is in the center layer of co-extruded, two-way oriented polyester film.
Still, Felinski admits that the polyester film may be 5% of the pet (PET)
Resin Application.
\"The tail does not shake when the dog comes to toPET.
\"At NanoShield, Felinski said chemistry in beenreconfigured to achieve the same obstacles to include more solid anduse 25% less water to dry, using less energy in the film coating process.
This material no longer needs to trigger and dry the substrate due to the presence of water
Improve the adhesive in the formula.
Thanks to these results, nano-shielding is being accepted by more and more people as an eco-friendly high availability option
Barrier application felinskicludes.
\"It\'s a big deal conceptually, but it will take some time to really get into the market,\" he warned . \". Theup-
Being able to produce more films faster and thus use less energy, thus saving costs is a key selling point.
To further motivate recycling, Filmquest is in the early stages of developing nano-shielding for PE films, in addition to facing PET.
\"PE improveNanoShield\'s new chemical and process technology is positioned for it, so it has some process properties for PET, but there is a better MVTR (
Rate of moisture evaporation)and OTR (
Oxygen transfer rate)
\"Performance, can be printed and laminated,\" said philinsky . \".
\"It creates a more crazy cycle --
Unlike some of the structures in these structures, these have metal films or aluminum foil that are not easy to recycle.
\"One of the opportunities and obstacles that need to be overcome when using PCR more widely is that OEMs are buying potentially hundreds of millions of raw resin at a relatively low price because of the huge volume-
The natural post-consumption high density polyethylene, if not a little more, is usually the same price.
\"There is a problem,\" pointed out KW\'s Morales . \"
\"There is a lot of interest;
It grows very well, but it only accounts for a small part of our production and supply.
\"Besides,\" we don\'t recycle low.
Density or nylon film.
Recyclers who try to recycle various films and produce resinfor films;
Some of them really worked hard but failed.
With new technologies like avangard, there\'s a new collection of recyclers.
But recycling a movie into a pelletform that can be used again for new films is a real challenge.
Personal care giant Kimberly, Morales noted
Clark was one of the first brand owners to promote PCR for film applications through its converter, Bemis.
Bemis\'s recent collaboration has pointed out the way to put recycled plastic films in the spotlight. On Sept.
In 2017, the Marine Conservation Association used the Canadian converter Polykar Inc. for international cleaning of beaches across the United States to produce fully recyclable garbage bagsfrompost-
Industrial plastic scrap supplied by Bemis.
Polykar uses its recycling machine to combine waste materials with retention polymers made of Dow Packaging and specialty plastics.
\"This project has been a huge success,\" Nathan Wiker, director of marketing and global sustainability for Croup North America, Dow, affirmed.
\"As a long-standing supporter of the marine conservation organization for more than 30 years and a member of their garbage-free Marine Alliance, we know that we have the right resources, the right technology, and most importantly, like-minded groups that help us to develop bags for international Coast clean-up, which will help difficult --to-
Recycled plastic enters the circulation stream.
No \"cooperative recycling\" before.
Recycled plastic barrier film is the type of packaging used in food packaging, \"he explains.
\"While the process of recycling plastic films is not fresh, the process of recycling these types of barrier films is new.
Wiker continued: \"As the largest supplier of plastic resin in the packaging industry, Dow is committed to finding innovative solutions that are feasible to reduce marine waste and expand the possibility of plastic recycling and material recycling.
We are pleased that our cooperation with Bemis and Polykar has enabled us to achieve both goals.
We would like to expand this success in order to continuously use barrier scrap film in products such as waste liners and other similar applications.
Similarly, we will certainly continue to look for partners in the value chain to collaborate on key initiatives, such as this one.
\"After last year\'s DuPont merger and the split of three businesses, the packaging and specialty plastics department will continue to focus on making the packaging more complete, and to ensure that value is achieved after the packaging reaches its main purpose and reduces waste on the environment, wiker asserts that such efforts will cooperate with our Marine Conservation Association, EnergyBag, reverieready will continue to make an impact on the efficiency of evenlarger assembly for us, etc.
Recyclable.
\"Promoting other promising developments in PCR
Avangard innovation in Houston has invested $0 m in a new facility to handle lowdensity PE (LDPE)
Film packaging waste of new film.
The company processes PE film Waste of approximately £ 100 million per year.
\"About 50% of our low density polyethylene scrap will go through the new plant,\" chief operating officer JonStephens said in an interview last year . \".
The plant will use the MSS optical technology, which will \"remove pollution immediately\", which henoted proposed at the time.
\"Some of the benefits offered by this device are the elimination of more pollution, the reduction of filtration pressure, and ultimately our color and quality will be better.
\"* Health plastic recycling Commission (HPRC)
InMarch announced a project to try to recycle abandoned flexible packaging in hospital-
Materials like Sterilization Packaging and Tyvek.
\"The challenge for health care flexibility is that they are usually driven by multiple
\"Material lamination is non-recyclable when using common recycling techniques,\" said Chris Rogers, project manager at HPRC . \".
The goal is to collect 2,000 pounds of the material from participants, including the Cleveland Clinic, and ship it to the recycling equipment manufacturer EREMA.
After preliminary processing, the materials will be forwarded to the University of Massachusetts in Lowell and combined with the compatibility agent.
The materials will be processed through extrusion and injection molding, and then tested for potential market applications.
Analysis is expected this summer.
* Germany-based EREMA is announcing a 100 percent increase in sales of its Intarema K plastic film edge decoration automatic processing and recycling system.
In the company\'s most recent fiscal year, more than 40 systems were shipped.
Intarema K can recycle all kinds of clean plastic waste: single or multi-layer PE film, PP, nylon, vinyl alcohol, PE film of vinyl and PE of calcium carbonate.
The role of advocate aiming to recycle 2 billion of PE film by 2020, the US chemical Commission (ACC)
Soft film recycling group (FFRG)
Bring together delegates from the entire PE membrane supply chain to achieve this goal.
Director Shari Jackson said FFRG was established at 201 2 and members include suppliers, converters, brand owners, claimants, and even some retailers.
People have been \"taking back\" premiums for a long timeof-
Storage of film packaging, mainly used to protect the product during transportation, because the film packaging is kept clean and dry for the convenience of recycling process.
But more retailers, especially major grocery brands, are also collecting
Packaging of consumer goods known as the \"retail mix\", such as bread bags, product packaging and case packaging, dry cleaning film, production and carrying bags.
In addition to adding collections, FFRG members are also innovating packaging and non-packaging
Packaging apps to provide or contain more sustainable content, Jackson said.
For example, she notes that Dow has introduced a barrier film bag made specifically of pure peo, which is available for recycling through the storeoff.
Meanwhile, the Plastic Recyclers Association has created its demand Champion program, partnered with major brands such as Procter & Gambleand Campbell and won their promise to use more recycled resin in the backgroundof-
Houses and consumers
Application-oriented within a year.
Jackson continued that the new terminal market opportunity Project of the Plastics Industry Association is dedicated to finding new end-use for Plastic Films.
\"Not only are they watching movies --to-
\"Movie apps, but apps like road construction can use materials as they are now,\" she explains . \".
\"They \'ve been testing different apps for currentretail for the last few months --
Mixed film, now they are considering the end use, \"because they know that recycled resin can work as well as conventional resin.
To help consumers join the trend of recycling packaging, the Sustainable Packaging Alliance provides a \"how to recycle\" label that encourages them to endof-
Life is packed into one of the 18,000 stores.
Internally, FFRG\'s National Action Plan for packaging recycling (WRAP)
In addition, it aims to raise awareness of recyclable packaging and how to recycle packaging through storage boxes.
Since 2005, the annual recovery rate of plastic PE films has doubled, when more recycling departments began compiling annual recycling data for ACC.
More\'s February 2018 report states that this figure is slightly higher than 1.
3 billion of plastic film was recovered in 201 6 to 652.
It was 5 million in 2005.
\"Film Recycling\" is the fastest --
Jackson concluded: \"There are still many opportunities in the growing field of plastic recycling.
\"Authorgiordano has been a contributor to Plastic Engineering since 09, covering a range of topics including additives, infrastructure, flexible electronics, design software, 3D printing and nanotechnology.
He was an editor. in-
The chief of many industry magazines, founder and chief creative officer of content marketing company DrivenInbound.
On the consumer side, the brand owner must constantly weigh the customer\'s pressure on recyclable packaging and product needs according to the requirements of processing, performance and aesthetics.
In terms of industry, adoption may be easier, and in terms of industry, appearance is not a concern ---
But here, performance also varies depending on the processing factor.
Inevitably, the bottom line for seeking \"green\" Plastic is True Green: The potential absence means a lack of cost incentives to use recycled resin instead of the original one.
Conversations with stakeholders across the plastic film supply chain depict the latest technologies for recyclable plastic films ---
Mainly polyethylene. based (PE)--
Opportunities for growth.
Pepsi\'s Garry Kohl announced a bolder goal of adopting sustainable plastic film at the Orlando Packaging Conference in February: in 2021, the company hopes to offer its Frito-
Laying products made of 100% biodegradable film (PHA).
Kohl said that the PHA certified by marine degradation will allow new multi-layer flexible packaging to disappear in the ocean, senior director of environmental sustainability research and development for PepsiCo\'s global packaging technology and corporate snack and nutrition categories.
\"We\'re even looking for a biodegradable package that you can flush off the toilet . \"
Resin makes the genetic algorithm of danshu science Bambridge.
For more than seven years, PepsiCo has been a partner in this \"Holy Grail\" exploration.
\"Since 0 years ago, before we bought the P & G company\'s PHA IPover 1, we thought that the PHA was a good candidate for a biodegradable film,\" explained Scott Toen, Dangra\'s chief marketing officer.
\"We have always thought that film is one of the markets in which PHA can have the greatest impact.
We verified our materials in the recently expanded commercial demonstration plant.
Through the R & D work with Pepsi and other companies, we have been transforming PHA-
Film The resin.
\"Danilo has completed the initial phase of its first commercial plant, which Tuten expects will produce approximately 60 million pound PHA-
There are movies every year.
\"The output of the factory will depend on the ingredients formula and application we sell,\" he said . \".
\"We don\'t know what percentage of the film will be, but we expect it to be a big part of the total.
Other applications that are being evaluated include injection molding, foam, water-based coatings, and many others.
It is one of the best things that the PHA isits can be converted into many different applications.
\"It is estimated that there are still about three years left for the PHA to be commercialized,\" and once we demonstrate that this level of commercial production is achievable, we believe there will be more demand for facilities construction worldwide.
\"In addition to the PHA with similar barrier properties to PE, danzu also provides polypropylene ester-based (PLA)
Resin for thermoforming film, extrusion coating and performance additives.
\"Both PHA and PLA are moisture-absorbing,\" explained Tuten . \".
\"In some cases, companies that want to run the bio-Olympic games need to have pre-
To achieve a consistent result, the dryer.
We transport resin with a moisture content of 300-400 ppm. Without pre-
Dryer, siloare is not an effective material
Biological polymer treatment system.
However, brand owners ultimately want to drive a new strategy for sustainable films, \"we are enabling our customers to market to the planet --
Friendly material, it will be a drop-
Used to replace the current packaging material used today.
One day, we think,non-
Biodegradable Polymer
It will be eliminated, but it will not be realistic in the foreseeable future because a large amount of acquired capital is in place and it will take a long time to build the plant to make compost and bio-
Degradation resin.
\"Serving high-
Profile brand owners stand on the front line of film and resin manufacturers and engage in different levels of recycling activities, from refining materials that promote sustainability to producing recycled and recyclable film products.
In those taking 360-
In Petoskey, Michigan, the degree method is Petoskey plastic.
The company has been recycling since 978 and has recently invested $8 million in new washing systems at Ind Hartford\'s plant.
Petoskey recycled more than 30 million pounds per year after consumption
Andre, house, clean.
Ball operation.
Petoskey converts 90% to 95%
The consumer content it receives is divided into three
A layer of PE film in which the outer layer of the original material is surrounded by a central layer of up to 70 percent recycled materials.
The films range from kitchen trash cans and drum liners to contractor bags, construction films, and even medical biohazard bags.
According to the customer\'s needs, the customer will request Petoskey films with different percentages of post-consumption materials at the central level;
Some may only need 10% to 5%.
JasonKeiswetter, executive vice president, Petoskey explained: \"There is always a certain degree of variability when using Post-consumption content, and you will see some variability in processing performance.
\"It would be much easier to handle if we just created the product using primematerial.
\"Customers who promise to use Petoskey films with 70 percent to 100% post-consumption materials accept slight changes in colors or defects such as bumps or textures ---
Keiswetter asserted, but the performance did not decline.
Some Petoskey customers collected and returned their bags and films for reuse after the initial use was completed, thus creating a closed-loopsystem.
Keiswettersays said that this approach can be daunting for new customers and requires commitment from all aspects of the participants\' operations.
\"Recycling hard plastic or heavily contaminated films requires different equipment,\" Keiswetter said . \".
\"This is a major infrastructure investment.
\"The cleaner the material the customer returns, the higher the price, the better the particles Petoskey can provide.
\"Our goal is to provide a\" perfect \"particle, which will be better than prime particles,\" Keiswetter said . \".
Petoskey offers several resins, some of which are certified by third parties
Including 99% Post-consumption materials;
Others may be certified after 10%
Consumers and after 90%industrial.
Moreover, the cost of these materials generally does not exceed that of the main materials.
\"We may send the same product-Apple to Apple, but our products will be recycled without price increases.
\"At the same time, KW plastic company in Troy, Alabama.
, Conversion of hard plastic waste after major consumption--injection-
Molded items, flexible packaging and blowmolded bottles--to high-density PE (HDPE)
Polypropylene (PP)resins.
KW has a 0. 65 billion-pound extrusion capacity for the production and consumption of resin (PCR).
\"Milk cans, water cans and juice bottles are the most streamlined feed,\" said Pedro Morales, Director of Sales and marketing . \".
\"This is what we recycle and produce KWR1 01-
1 50, high melting index of afractional-
Density PCR of natural color.
We offer this to filmmakers.
\"According to the guidance of likeREACH, this material is safe for food contact (
Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals), CONEG(
Governor\'s Union of Northeast China)
California No. 65 proposal and FDA no-
Letter of objection issued on October. 1 7, 201 7.
This resin can be low with linear-
Density materials and additives like oxygen detergent can make multi-layer films.
\"Some film processors have become very complex and are able to print very well on multi-layer films containing our post-consumption resin (PCR)
\"Morales said.
The adoption of PCR membranes is a slow process.
\"OEMs have pushed this forward and they have encouraged their film processing suppliers to make it work.
\"Distinguishing KW from other recyclers is\" the biggest wash line, \"Morales said \".
\"After we wash
Recycled plastic)
, We produce a very clean material and transfer it to 10 million
Mash the silo and mix it, then feed it through a vacuum ventilated and installed the extruder of the Ettlinger meltfilation system.
Continuous filtration system;
We don\'t use the old one.
When the back pressure increases, you end up changing the old-fashioned screen.
\"KW production 200,000-
Mixed pound lot.
Produce composite samples and test the melt index, density, moisture and color and then make a film of resin for another proprietary test.
\"If it meets our internal testing of specifications and flaws, we will provide it to our film processor.
\"Creating more sustainability with plastic films is not limited to materials used;
Saving water and energy in the production process adds the equation.
Two years ago this month, Plastic Engineering launched a nano-shielding material made of vermiculite soil.
Film-based coatings created by Filmquest inBolingbrook, III.
The process of formulation has produced twists and turns-
Path barriers for polyester, polypropylene and other materials for food packaging.
President John flynski explained that since then, basic films and nano-chemistry have been improved to improve sustainability.
Polyester film is mainly oil products.
With refined benzene diacid (PTA)
And alcohol (MEG)
The film can now be made in factories from 20% to 30 percent, ferlinski said. based material.
Like Petoskey\'s approach, he can use plants
Based on or after consumption, PET is in the center layer of co-extruded, two-way oriented polyester film.
Still, Felinski admits that the polyester film may be 5% of the pet (PET)
Resin Application.
\"The tail does not shake when the dog comes to toPET.
\"At NanoShield, Felinski said chemistry in beenreconfigured to achieve the same obstacles to include more solid anduse 25% less water to dry, using less energy in the film coating process.
This material no longer needs to trigger and dry the substrate due to the presence of water
Improve the adhesive in the formula.
Thanks to these results, nano-shielding is being accepted by more and more people as an eco-friendly high availability option
Barrier application felinskicludes.
\"It\'s a big deal conceptually, but it will take some time to really get into the market,\" he warned . \". Theup-
Being able to produce more films faster and thus use less energy, thus saving costs is a key selling point.
To further motivate recycling, Filmquest is in the early stages of developing nano-shielding for PE films, in addition to facing PET.
\"PE improveNanoShield\'s new chemical and process technology is positioned for it, so it has some process properties for PET, but there is a better MVTR (
Rate of moisture evaporation)and OTR (
Oxygen transfer rate)
\"Performance, can be printed and laminated,\" said philinsky . \".
\"It creates a more crazy cycle --
Unlike some of the structures in these structures, these have metal films or aluminum foil that are not easy to recycle.
\"One of the opportunities and obstacles that need to be overcome when using PCR more widely is that OEMs are buying potentially hundreds of millions of raw resin at a relatively low price because of the huge volume-
The natural post-consumption high density polyethylene, if not a little more, is usually the same price.
\"There is a problem,\" pointed out KW\'s Morales . \"
\"There is a lot of interest;
It grows very well, but it only accounts for a small part of our production and supply.
\"Besides,\" we don\'t recycle low.
Density or nylon film.
Recyclers who try to recycle various films and produce resinfor films;
Some of them really worked hard but failed.
With new technologies like avangard, there\'s a new collection of recyclers.
But recycling a movie into a pelletform that can be used again for new films is a real challenge.
Personal care giant Kimberly, Morales noted
Clark was one of the first brand owners to promote PCR for film applications through its converter, Bemis.
Bemis\'s recent collaboration has pointed out the way to put recycled plastic films in the spotlight. On Sept.
In 2017, the Marine Conservation Association used the Canadian converter Polykar Inc. for international cleaning of beaches across the United States to produce fully recyclable garbage bagsfrompost-
Industrial plastic scrap supplied by Bemis.
Polykar uses its recycling machine to combine waste materials with retention polymers made of Dow Packaging and specialty plastics.
\"This project has been a huge success,\" Nathan Wiker, director of marketing and global sustainability for Croup North America, Dow, affirmed.
\"As a long-standing supporter of the marine conservation organization for more than 30 years and a member of their garbage-free Marine Alliance, we know that we have the right resources, the right technology, and most importantly, like-minded groups that help us to develop bags for international Coast clean-up, which will help difficult --to-
Recycled plastic enters the circulation stream.
No \"cooperative recycling\" before.
Recycled plastic barrier film is the type of packaging used in food packaging, \"he explains.
\"While the process of recycling plastic films is not fresh, the process of recycling these types of barrier films is new.
Wiker continued: \"As the largest supplier of plastic resin in the packaging industry, Dow is committed to finding innovative solutions that are feasible to reduce marine waste and expand the possibility of plastic recycling and material recycling.
We are pleased that our cooperation with Bemis and Polykar has enabled us to achieve both goals.
We would like to expand this success in order to continuously use barrier scrap film in products such as waste liners and other similar applications.
Similarly, we will certainly continue to look for partners in the value chain to collaborate on key initiatives, such as this one.
\"After last year\'s DuPont merger and the split of three businesses, the packaging and specialty plastics department will continue to focus on making the packaging more complete, and to ensure that value is achieved after the packaging reaches its main purpose and reduces waste on the environment, wiker asserts that such efforts will cooperate with our Marine Conservation Association, EnergyBag, reverieready will continue to make an impact on the efficiency of evenlarger assembly for us, etc.
Recyclable.
\"Promoting other promising developments in PCR
Avangard innovation in Houston has invested $0 m in a new facility to handle lowdensity PE (LDPE)
Film packaging waste of new film.
The company processes PE film Waste of approximately £ 100 million per year.
\"About 50% of our low density polyethylene scrap will go through the new plant,\" chief operating officer JonStephens said in an interview last year . \".
The plant will use the MSS optical technology, which will \"remove pollution immediately\", which henoted proposed at the time.
\"Some of the benefits offered by this device are the elimination of more pollution, the reduction of filtration pressure, and ultimately our color and quality will be better.
\"* Health plastic recycling Commission (HPRC)
InMarch announced a project to try to recycle abandoned flexible packaging in hospital-
Materials like Sterilization Packaging and Tyvek.
\"The challenge for health care flexibility is that they are usually driven by multiple
\"Material lamination is non-recyclable when using common recycling techniques,\" said Chris Rogers, project manager at HPRC . \".
The goal is to collect 2,000 pounds of the material from participants, including the Cleveland Clinic, and ship it to the recycling equipment manufacturer EREMA.
After preliminary processing, the materials will be forwarded to the University of Massachusetts in Lowell and combined with the compatibility agent.
The materials will be processed through extrusion and injection molding, and then tested for potential market applications.
Analysis is expected this summer.
* Germany-based EREMA is announcing a 100 percent increase in sales of its Intarema K plastic film edge decoration automatic processing and recycling system.
In the company\'s most recent fiscal year, more than 40 systems were shipped.
Intarema K can recycle all kinds of clean plastic waste: single or multi-layer PE film, PP, nylon, vinyl alcohol, PE film of vinyl and PE of calcium carbonate.
The role of advocate aiming to recycle 2 billion of PE film by 2020, the US chemical Commission (ACC)
Soft film recycling group (FFRG)
Bring together delegates from the entire PE membrane supply chain to achieve this goal.
Director Shari Jackson said FFRG was established at 201 2 and members include suppliers, converters, brand owners, claimants, and even some retailers.
People have been \"taking back\" premiums for a long timeof-
Storage of film packaging, mainly used to protect the product during transportation, because the film packaging is kept clean and dry for the convenience of recycling process.
But more retailers, especially major grocery brands, are also collecting
Packaging of consumer goods known as the \"retail mix\", such as bread bags, product packaging and case packaging, dry cleaning film, production and carrying bags.
In addition to adding collections, FFRG members are also innovating packaging and non-packaging
Packaging apps to provide or contain more sustainable content, Jackson said.
For example, she notes that Dow has introduced a barrier film bag made specifically of pure peo, which is available for recycling through the storeoff.
Meanwhile, the Plastic Recyclers Association has created its demand Champion program, partnered with major brands such as Procter & Gambleand Campbell and won their promise to use more recycled resin in the backgroundof-
Houses and consumers
Application-oriented within a year.
Jackson continued that the new terminal market opportunity Project of the Plastics Industry Association is dedicated to finding new end-use for Plastic Films.
\"Not only are they watching movies --to-
\"Movie apps, but apps like road construction can use materials as they are now,\" she explains . \".
\"They \'ve been testing different apps for currentretail for the last few months --
Mixed film, now they are considering the end use, \"because they know that recycled resin can work as well as conventional resin.
To help consumers join the trend of recycling packaging, the Sustainable Packaging Alliance provides a \"how to recycle\" label that encourages them to endof-
Life is packed into one of the 18,000 stores.
Internally, FFRG\'s National Action Plan for packaging recycling (WRAP)
In addition, it aims to raise awareness of recyclable packaging and how to recycle packaging through storage boxes.
Since 2005, the annual recovery rate of plastic PE films has doubled, when more recycling departments began compiling annual recycling data for ACC.
More\'s February 2018 report states that this figure is slightly higher than 1.
3 billion of plastic film was recovered in 201 6 to 652.
It was 5 million in 2005.
\"Film Recycling\" is the fastest --
Jackson concluded: \"There are still many opportunities in the growing field of plastic recycling.
\"Authorgiordano has been a contributor to Plastic Engineering since 09, covering a range of topics including additives, infrastructure, flexible electronics, design software, 3D printing and nanotechnology.
He was an editor. in-
The chief of many industry magazines, founder and chief creative officer of content marketing company DrivenInbound.
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