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  1. Neste, Borealis, Uponor, Wastewise Group Enable Chemical Recycling Of Hard-To-Recycle Plastic Waste Into New High-Quality Plastic Pipes 2/14/2023

    Neste, Borealis, Uponor and Wastewise have successfully produced pipes made of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) which was based on feedstock gained from chemically recycled post-industrial waste plastic from PEX pipe production, using an ISCC PLUS certified mass-balancing approach

  2. Recycled Plastic Collected By Waste Pickers Turned Into 152 Million Buttons - Catalysing Inclusive Circularity 2/6/2023

    In 2020, the philanthropic H&M Foundation launched a first of its kind USD 11 million initiative, Saamuhika Shakti, to address the gaps in the system that keep Bengaluru waste pickers in poverty and exclusion. Now, plastic waste collected by informal waste pickers is becoming a valued resource in the fashion and textile industry.

  3. Aduro Clean Technologies Provides Update On Joint Research Initiative With Western University 2/2/2023

    Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. (“Aduro” or the “Company”) (CSE: ACT) (OTCQB: ACTHF) (FSE: 9D50), a Canadian developer of patented water-based technologies to chemically recycle plastics and to transform heavy crude and renewable oils into new-era resources and higher-value fuels, is happy to provide a progress update on its joint research project “Tuning Supercritical Fluids for Polymer Recycling to Monomers and Chemicals.”

  4. Researchers Team Up To Break Down, Upcycle Low-Quality, Rejected Plastic Wastes 2/2/2023

    Researchers are integrating tried-and-true technologies (let’s unleash bacteria on the biodegradables then heat up the leftovers) and developing new ones (let’s try plasma that shoots “bullet” electrons) to break down waste plastics and convert them to useful materials

  5. Carbios Successfully Concludes CE-PET Project Supported By The French State As Part Of The Investments For The Future Programme, Now Integrated Into France 2030, And Operated By ADEME, Which Demonstrated The Application Of Its PET Biorecycling Technology 2/2/2023

    Carbios has validated the final key stage of the CE-PET research project supported by the French State as part of the Investments for the Future Programme, now integrated into France 2030, and operated by ADEME, and for which Carbios was coordinator alongside its academic partner INRAE[2] via the TWB[3] and TBI[4] joint research units

  6. Clariter And TotalEnergies Fluids Announce A World Premiere: The Production Of The First Ultra-Pure Solvents Made From Plastic Waste 1/31/2023

    Clariter, a global cleantech company, and TotalEnergies Fluids, a division of TotalEnergies, have premiered the world's first sustainable ultra-pure solvent made from plastic waste.

  7. Nexkemia Acquires Assets Of Eco-Captation, A Prominent Polystyrene Waste Recycler 1/30/2023

    Canada-based expandable polystyrene manufacturer NexKemia has finalized the purchase of Eco-Captation, a prominent polystyrene waste collection and recycling company in Prévost, Quebec

  8. TAICEND's World-Leading Hydrophilic Polyurethane Foam Technology 1/27/2023

    TAICEND's world-leading Hydrophilic Polyurethane Foam Technology is a patented, exclusive material that has demonstrated high safety and effectiveness in the medical field

  9. Berry, Coca-Cola Collaborate To Implement Tethered Caps In EU Markets 1/26/2023

    After winning a prestigious sustainability award at PACK EXPO International last month for this circular solution, Berry Global Group, Inc. is the first plastic packaging manufacturer in Europe to supply The Coca-Cola Company with a lightweight, tethered closure for its carbonated soft drinks in PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles.

  10. Chemours Introduces New Ti-Pure Sustainability Grade Enabling Lower Carbon Footprint For Plastics Masterbatch Producers 1/26/2023

    The Chemours Company (“Chemours”) a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, today unveiled Ti-Pure TS-1510, a highly efficient rutile titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment designed to enhance processing performance in plastics applications, including polyolefin masterbatch.