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BP and Sabic Collaborate on Circular Economy Initiative

Mar 01, 2021

At the shared chemical complex in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, BP will convert low-quality mixed and used plastic into pyrolysis oil, which Sabic will use to produce certified circular products.

The Unintended Consequences of the Polluter Pays Principle

Feb 26, 2021

A proposed bill in New York that would require packaging producers to pay for recycling raises a host of practical questions.

Agilyx and ExxonMobil Establish Joint Venture to Advance Plastics Recycling

Feb 26, 2021

The joint venture, Cyclyx, will aggregate and pre-process plastic waste to meet the technical requirements of a range of recycling processes while ensuring reliable supply of feedstock to its customers.

Enval Partners with Kraft Heinz and Sonoco to Explore Recycling of Flexible Film Packaging

Feb 19, 2021

The British company has developed a pyrolysis-based technology to produce oil feedstock for the production of new plastic.

County in Oregon Begins Curbside Compost Pickup, Except for Compostable Plastics

Feb 18, 2021

Very few industrial composting facilities will take so-called compostable plastics, and North Lincoln County Sanitary Service, which is beginning curbside pickup of compostable waste next month, is no exception.

Ineos Styrolution Hooks Up with Polystyvert to Bring Polystyrene into Circular Economy

Feb 16, 2021

Polystyvert’s patented dissolution technology reportedly offers a cost-effective method for closed-loop recycling of polystyrene.

Flint Hills, Encina May Partner to Produce Renewable Chemicals and Fuels from Waste Plastic

Feb 16, 2021

The non-binding term sheet includes possible construction of a waste-plastic-to-renewable-chemicals-and-fuels plant in Corpus Christi, TX.

Chemical Recycling Is No Silver Bullet for Eliminating Plastic Waste

Feb 13, 2021

Chemical recycling projects are attracting massive investments but, so far, the ROI is negligible.

Researchers Unveil ‘Transformative’ Discovery for Chemical Recycling

Feb 10, 2021

Princeton researchers have found a new way to polymerize butadiene that, they say, has vast implications for fulfilling the promise of closed-loop recycling through depolymerization.

Advanced Recycling Gains Support from Sir David Attenborough

Feb 09, 2021

Mura Technology’s advanced recycling promotional video that addresses ocean plastics features the renowned natural historian and famed oceanographer Sylvia Earle.

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