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1. Daubert Cromwell Launches World's First 100% Anaerobically Biodegradable And Recyclable VCI Films With BioNatur® Technology 6/17/2026

   To address the growing challenge of plastic waste accumulating in landfills for centuries, Daubert Cromwell introduces a groundbreaking solution: Daubert VCI Films with BioNatur®.

2. Closed Loop Partners, L'Oréal And Other Strategic Partners Invest In California To Advance Recovery Of Small-Format Plastics Ahead Of Statewide Recycling Reform 6/15/2026

   Billions of small-format plastics currently end up in landfills each year simply because they are too small to be properly captured by traditional recycling equipment.

3. Smart Material Enables Efficient Plastic Recycling And Low-Cost Drug Manufacturing 6/13/2026

   Two-in-one — this is one way to describe a new material developed by an international team of scientists including researchers from the Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (CEET) and CATRIN at Palacký University.

4. Evonik Facilitates The Chemical Recycling Of Plastics 6/10/2026

   Evonik develops solutions to enhance the chemical recycling of plastics, offering specialized catalysts and adsorbents to improve the quality of pyrolysis oil.

5. Denovia Advances 'The Ark' From Launch To Commercial Scale-Up, Targeting The Trillion-Dollar Plastic And Textile Waste Opportunity 6/5/2026

   Denovia Inc., a leader in next-generation chemical recycling technology, today announced the next phase of commercialization for The Ark, its containerized demonstration unit located in Vancouver, Canada.

6. Nanoscience Instruments Expands Polymer Processing Solutions Through Strategic Partnership With Fontijne Presses 6/5/2026

   Nanoscience Instruments is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Fontijne Presses, a globally recognized manufacturer of precision laboratory platen presses.

7. Recycle Mixed Plastic Packaging The Cleaner Way 6/3/2026

   Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new method to recycle mixed plastic packaging without using harmful chemical solvents – an approach that could make one of the world's most difficult waste streams significantly easier to handle.

8. MIT Chemists Design Impact-Resistant Plastics 6/3/2026

   With help from a novel cross-linking molecule, MIT chemists have shown they can substantially improve the ballistic impact resistance of common polymers, including polystyrene and a type of rubber used to make shoe soles.

9. PureCycle And StackTeck Successfully Produce Living Hinge Cap Using PureFive® Recycled Polypropylene 6/3/2026

   PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCT), a U.S.-based company revolutionizing plastic recycling, and StackTeck Systems Ltd., a global manufacturer of high volume injection molds and automation, today announced the successful production of a living hinge cap using up to 100% PureFive^® resin.

10. SK Chemicals' Seven Plastic Materials Confirmed Compatible With European Recycling Processes 5/26/2026

    SK chemicals announced on May 26 that its copolyester ECOTRIA CLARO and its PET-based SKYPET product family have been recognized by RecyClass, a European recycling assessment body, as recyclable within the PET recycling stream.