Mitsubishi boosts its plastic recycling

Mitsubishi boosts its plastic recycling

Mitsubishi Chemical is set to boost recycling of engineering plastics with two acquisitions in Switzerland. Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) recently decided that it will acquire two Swiss engineering plastics recyclers, Minger Kunststofftechnik AG and Minger...
HP invests in Haiti plastic washing

HP invests in Haiti plastic washing

The OEM has invested $2 million (€1.77 million) in a new plastic washing line in the island nation, which will expand its plastic recycling supply chain. Haiti Libre reports that the new line will create over 1,000 new job opportunities throughout the country. It will...
Plastic waste to fix Britain’s potholes?

Plastic waste to fix Britain’s potholes?

A British company is using plastic waste to resurface the country’s roads, and it is speculated it could provide the answer to the United Kingdom’s ‘pothole crisis.’ MacRebur, of Carlisle, in the North of England, have developed a bitumen substitute called MR6, which...
Indian plastic waste hits the road

Indian plastic waste hits the road

India is constructing its roads from waste plastic, a new video from the World Economic Forum shows. Under the system, plastic litter and waste will be collected by designated waste pickers, which is then shredded in machines that are subsidised by the country’s...