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Report Shows Advanced Recycling Facilities Generate Low Emissions

Mar 23, 2021

Advanced recycling facilities generate no more emissions than an average hospital, college campus, or even auto manufacturer, according to the report.

Cox Enterprises Invests in Nexus Fuels

Mar 23, 2021

Nexus has developed a commercial-scale process for converting waste plastics formerly bound for landfills and oceans into virgin plastic precursors and resins.

John Oliver Talks Sh** . . . I Mean, Plastics

Mar 23, 2021

On HBO’s "Last Week Tonight," John Oliver devoted the main segment of the show to the plastics industry. Guess who got the short end of the stick?

Mars Wrigley Partners with Danimer Scientific to Roll Out Compostable Packaging

Mar 22, 2021

Skittles packaged in Danimer’s Nodax PHA material, engineered to break down in industrial and backyard compost units, will soon be on US store shelves.

Groupe Renault, Veolia, and Solvay Join Forces to Recycle Metals from End-of-Life EV Batteries

Mar 18, 2021

The number of electric vehicles is expected to grow from 10 million in 2020 to more than 100 million by 2030 worldwide. Ensuring stable access to responsibly sourced battery materials is deemed a strategic challenge.

Synova and Technip Energies Enter into Strategic Partnership

Mar 17, 2021

The agreement aims to commercialize Synova’s advanced plastic waste-to-olefins technology in conjunction with Technip Energies’ steam-cracking expertise.

Agilyx, NextChem Partner to Advance Global Chemical Recycling Infrastructure

Mar 17, 2021

The partnership aims to accelerate implementation of chemical recycling facilities globally using Agilyx’s advanced pyrolysis technology to convert mixed waste plastic into circular olefins and fuels.

Parallel Paths to Reducing Plastic Waste in the Environment

Mar 12, 2021

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste welcomes new member companies and calls for project proposals that capture economic value from plastic waste.

The Dream of Plastics that Simply Disappear Has Become a Nightmare

Mar 11, 2021

For nearly two decades, biodegradable plastic held promise as a material that would magically disappear in the environment. Now, it’s being banned in Australia.

Eastman’s Tritan Renew Finds Purchase in EMEA

Mar 09, 2021

Italy’s Snips will use the material composed of 50% recycled content to produce water bottles and food-storage containers, representing the first adoption of Tritan Renew in the Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) market.

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