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Scotland’s MacRebur Brings Plastic Roads to US

Feb 04, 2021

The company plans to open its first US facility in Florida. Each mile of road paved with MacRebur's waste-plastic blend removes the equivalent weight of almost three million single-use plastic bags from the environment.

Eastman to Build World-Scale Molecular Recycling Plant in Tennessee

Jan 29, 2021

The Kingsport facility will convert polyester waste, which often ends up in landfills and waterways, into durable products, creating an optimized circular economy, said Eastman.

Shell Invests in Quebec’s First Waste to Low-Carbon Fuel Plant

Jan 26, 2021

Enerkem's proprietary thermo-chemical process will be used to produce low-carbon fuels and renewable chemicals products from non-recyclable waste.

Sabic and Plastic Energy Start Construction of Circular Polymers Plant

Jan 22, 2021

Plastic Energy’s proprietary chemical recycling process converts low-quality, mixed, and recycled plastic into Tacoil, which Sabic uses as an alternative to traditional fossil materials to create new circular polymers.

Industry-Led Program to Solve Plastic Waste Problem Falls by Wayside

Jan 19, 2021

Funded by some of the world’s biggest oil and chemicals companies, Renew Oceans has failed to meet its goal of keeping plastic waste in the Ganges River from entering the ocean surrounding India.

For Activists, No Good Deed from Plastics Industry Can Go Unpunished

Jan 05, 2021

A law passed in Pennsylvania that promotes advanced recycling technologies is pilloried by environmental activist groups that tar the plastics industry as the “new villain of the climate fight.”

A Plastics Industry Wish List for the Biden Administration

Jan 05, 2021

Infrastructure improvement, from plastics recycling to water-management systems, tops our list of what we would like to see in a new year under a new administration.

Neste Acquires Minority Stake in Alterra Energy

Jan 04, 2021

The partnership initially will support commercialization of Alterra Energy’s proprietary chemical recycling technology in Europe.

Greenpeace Sues Walmart Claiming Deceptive Sustainability Business Practices

Dec 29, 2020

Is it misleading to label a plastic product recyclable, even if there are no recycling facilities nearby that will accept that specific type of plastic? The California Supreme Court will decide.

The Real Green New Deal Is Plastic

Dec 23, 2020

Compared with vaunted alternative materials such as paper, plastics save water and trees at a time when potable water is scarce and deforestation is a major concern.

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