Industry News
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Polystyvert Secures $16M To Revolutionize Polystyrene Recycling, Enabling The Global Deployment Of Innovative Technology For Sustainable Polystyrene Production From Plastic Waste
7/8/2024
Polystyvert, an innovative company specializing in recycling technologies and the circular economy of styrenic plastics (polystyrene and ABS), announces the closing of a first tranche of a Series B funding for over $16 million
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New Poll Finds Bipartisan Support For A More Sustainable Solution To Recycle Plastic Bags In California
7/1/2024
A strong majority of almost 60 percent of Californians favor taking a better approach to the current legislative proposals that would ban reusable plastic film grocery bags and cripple the industry’s ability to recycle them, according to a new poll conducted by John Zogby Strategies, the Responsible Recycling Alliance (RRA) announced today
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Plastic Bag Manufacturers And Recyclers Form Responsible Recycling Alliance
6/27/2024
A coalition of plastic film recyclers and reusable bag manufacturers today launched the Responsible Recycling Alliance (RRA), a coalition organized to help Californians across the state reduce, reuse, and recycle as a long-term environmental solution to plastic waste
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Dow Advances Its Mechanical Recycling Offering By Agreeing To Acquire Circulus, A North American Polyethylene Recycler
6/20/2024
Today, Dow (NYSE: DOW) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Circulus, a leading recycler of plastic waste into post-consumer resin (PCR). This transaction includes two facilities, one in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and another in Arab, Alabama, with a total capacity of 50,000 metric tons per year.
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Univation Technologies Announces Launch Of The UNIGILITY™ Tubular High Pressure PE Process Technology As A Licensed Platform For Production Of LDPE And EVA resins
6/16/2024
Univation Technologies, LLC announces the launch of its latest licensed technology platform – a tubular high pressure PE process enabling production of both low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer resins which is offered under the brand name UNIGILITY™ Tubular High Pressure PE Process Technology
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CompuCycle Expands Plastics Recycling Capabilities
6/11/2024
CompuCycle, the leader in sustainable IT asset recycling, announces the expansion of its Plastics Recycling System, establishing it as the first and only certified, single solution e-waste recycling company in the United States
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Deflecto™ Turning Ocean Bound Recycled Plastic Into Durable Chair Mats
6/7/2024
Deflecto® LLC, a leading innovator in eco-friendly office solutions, is thrilled to announce the launch of the OceanMat Chair Mat
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SK Chemicals' Breakthrough Circular Recycling Technology Gains Recognition In Europe
5/29/2024
European industries recognize SK chemicals' groundbreaking circular recycling technology. SK chemicals (CEO Ahn Jae-hyun) announced on the 29th that it participated as a presenter at the Plastic Industry & Environment Congress 2024, held in Douai, France from the 22nd to the 23rd.
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ALPLA Brings Recyclable Plastics To Life With Public Art Installation
5/21/2024
ALPLA, a global manufacturer and recycler of innovative packaging solutions and creator of the sustainability education site Plastic Reimagined, today announced its upcoming public art installation designed to inspire communities to see a world in which the full value of all objects is utilized
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Zeolyst International Announces Start Up Of New Laboratory Pyrolysis Reactor For Advanced Recycling Of Plastic Waste
5/16/2024
Zeolyst International, an Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT) joint venture that is a leading producer of zeolites ("Zeolyst"), is proud to announce the successful commissioning of its new laboratory scale thermal pyrolysis reactor and cutting-edge analytical equipment for advanced recycling of plastic waste applications