Advanced Recycling

San Francisco–based Brightmark wants to procure 1.2 million tons per year of post-use plastic types 1 through 7 from the eastern half of the United States to recycle into fuel and new materials at its plastics renewal plants.

ELG Carbon Fibre and Aerocircular N.V. join forces to establish a closed-loop recycling scheme for a material typically shredded and incinerated, or landfilled.

The updated Greenware cup and portion cup stock print design instructs customers to properly dispose of Greenware packaging in commercial composting facilities.

The “contribution” to the EU budget is designed to incentivize member states to increase recycling of plastic waste, according to the European Commission. It will, in fact, do the opposite, responds the European Plastics Converters association.

Through the Rubbermaid Food Storage Recycling Program in association with TerraCycle, consumers can send in any brand of well-used glass and plastic food-storage containers for recycling free of charge.

The funding will help CuRe Technology to accelerate its “polyester rejuvenation” technology from pilot plant to commercial readiness.

INEOS Styrolution works to bring advanced recycling of polystyrene to a commercial scale with help of partners for a more sustainable, circular-economy-driven future.

A detailed and informed response to the GAIA report, authored by Jeff Gold, CEO and founder of Nexus Fuels.

Following the lead of Wittmann, injection machine suppliers Engel, KraussMaffei, and Sumitomo (SHI) Demag have erred on the side of caution and withdrawn from the key event due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Tony Radoszewski, President and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association, made his remarks at a briefing titled, “Plastic Production, Pollution and Waste in the Time of COVID-19: The Life-Threatening Impact of Single-Use Plastic on Human Health.”