When is a hot glue stick not a hot glue stick? When it’s PLA, of course! A glue gun that dispenses molten PLA instead of hot glue turned out to be a handy tool for joining 3D-printed objects together, ...

Plastics retain a high added value throughout their life cycles. Much of this value is lost if a plastic article is discarded at the end of its useful life. Zeus Industrial Products, Inc. is a ...

(Minnetonka, MN) is partnering with outside firms to augment reclaim and recycling of its material in the U.S. and Europe, saying the partner businesses will offer a competitive price for ...

While some people are concerned that polylactic acid-based packaging might contaminate the PET recycling stream, Mike Centers plans to develop a market for recycled PLA. The recycling industry veteran ...

A company called Plarco Inc., based in Eau Claire, Wis., says it will be dedicated “exclusively to recycling post-consumer and post-industrial poly-lactic acid (PLA) back into lactic acid — PLA’s ...