COLUMBIA — In the waning days of the regular legislative session, a bill to pave the way for "advanced recyclers" — including companies that melt down plastics — could be on the way to becoming law.

Industrial lasers are used to process engineering plastics across many markets. Some examples of the common processes are shown in Figure 1, including laser marking, cutting, and welding.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina legislators passed a bill Jan. 20 that could herald the entrance of new "advanced recycling" facilities into the state, including a controversial plastic-melting method ...

Editor?s note: The author, Donald E. De Laney, a consultant in polymer process rheology, worked with GE for 17 years and has worked with Dynisco over the past eight years. The plastics compounding and ...