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Toyoda Gosei Launches Horizontal Recycling Technology For Plastic Automotive Parts
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has developed a new technology to recycle high-quality plastic from end-of-life vehicles (ELV) in order to meet the growing demand for recycled plastic in the automotive industry against strengthened environmental regulations.
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Birch Biosciences Enters Into Global Patent License Agreement With NREL To Advance Enzymatic Plastic Recycling Process
Birch Biosciences, a startup focused on AI-powered enzymatic plastic recycling, today announced a global patent license agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to commercialize a novel enzymatic deconstruction processing technology that breaks down polyethylene terephthalate (PET)—a common plastic used in packaging and textiles—to recover valuable chemical building blocks.
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Composite Recycling Announces Collaboration On Circular Economy Solutions For Post-Industrial Composite Plastic Waste
Composite Recycling has announced a strategic collaboration with Owens Corning’s glass reinforcements business to develop sustainable solutions for composite waste and advance industrial-scale circular economy initiatives.
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Bridging The Gap: How RETECH's Recycling Plants Tackle Post-Consumer Waste Challenges
As brands and governments intensify efforts to combat plastic pollution, recycling plants must balance scalability with sustainability.
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PepsiCo India And The Social Lab Expand Sustainable Waste Solutions Initiative 'Tidy Trails' In Guwahati
On the occasion of World Environment Day, PepsiCo India, in collaboration with The Social Lab (TSL), has announced the expansion of its flagship plastic circularity initiative, Tidy Trails, in Guwahati.
INDUSTRY NEWS
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Toyoda Gosei Launches Horizontal Recycling Technology For Plastic Automotive Parts6/17/2025
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has developed a new technology to recycle high-quality plastic from end-of-life vehicles (ELV) in order to meet the growing demand for recycled plastic in the automotive industry against strengthened environmental regulations.
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Birch Biosciences Enters Into Global Patent License Agreement With NREL To Advance Enzymatic Plastic Recycling Process6/11/2025
Birch Biosciences, a startup focused on AI-powered enzymatic plastic recycling, today announced a global patent license agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to commercialize a novel enzymatic deconstruction processing technology that breaks down polyethylene terephthalate (PET)—a common plastic used in packaging and textiles—to recover valuable chemical building blocks.
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Alterra Technology Enables Major Milestone In Plastic Recycling At Viva Energy Geelong Refinery5/15/2025
Alterra, a global leader in advanced plastic recycling technologies, is proud to announce the successful deployment of its pyrolysis oil in Australia, marking a significant step toward a circular economy for plastics.
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Univation Technologies Announces World-Scale 800,000 Tonnes/Year Design Capacity For UNIPOL™ PE Process Technology5/12/2025
Univation Technologies, LLC announces the next-generation of the UNIPOL™ PE Process platform with its newest world-scale licensed capacity offering of an 800,000 tonnes per year design.
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Gunze Apparel Business Establishes Sustainable Supply Chain5/8/2025
Gunze Limited (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan, President: Toshiyasu Saguchi) is pleased to announce that Gunze has introduced a "recycled hanger" made of 100% *PCR material from plastic waste at the logistics bases of its Group company, Gunze Distribution Co., Ltd. This initiative is part of Gunze's efforts to promote "company-wide waste recycling" and realize a resource-recycling society.
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Eurofins Sustainability Services Introduces First Recycled Plastics Testing That Leverages Properties Of Plastics For Accurate Results To Support Authenticity Of Textile Claims5/6/2025
Eurofins Sustainability Services, a full-service provider for retailers, brands, and manufacturers of consumer products, has grown its extensive service offering to include recycled plastics testing for the textile, apparel, and footwear industries.