sustainability
ExxonMobil to Build its First Large-Scale Plastic Waste Advanced Recycling Facility
To be located at its Baytown, Texas site, the new facility is slated for startup by end of 2022.
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Carbios Opens Demo Plant for Its Enzymatic Recycling Technology
The plant will allow the company’s enzymatic recycling process to function, for the first time, at an industrial scale.
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Nexus Reports 177% Year over Year Production Growth at Commercial Scale
To date, Nexus has diverted close to 3.8 million pounds of broad-based, landfill-bound plastics.
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Looking to Handle More rPET? Don't Overlook Your Conveying System
There is a lot of important process equipment in PET recycling plants, and pneumatic and mechanical transfer systems connect them all. Downtime due to poor transfer system design, incorrectly applied components, or the lack of maintenance should not be a fact of life. Demand more.
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How Troubleshooting Challenges in the Existing Recycling Ecosystem led to a Revolution of the Industry
Cassie Bradley, INEOS Styrolution’s sustainability and circular economy manager, details how advanced recycling technologies and their integration into communities across the country (and the globe) is key to a future circular economy for plastics.
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Sabic and Microsoft Create Mouse Made from Ocean Plastic
The final product contains 20% recycled ocean plastic by weight in its external casing or “shell.”
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Solvay Develops New Process to Recycle PVDC Food Packaging
The results of this proof of concept are opening new possibilities to test the recyclability concept on other packaging applications using PVDC.
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Berry Global to Expand its North American PP Thermoforming Capabilities
Demand for high-quality PP continues as foodservice brands seek more sustainable packaging options.
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Starlinger Producing New White rPET Material
Trays, cups, and food containers manufactured from the white rPET are alternatives to single-use cups made from materials like polypropylene (PP) or polystyrene (PS).
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SC Johnson, Liverpool Football Club to Create a Closed Loop Recycling Model
SC Johnson and Liverpool FC are closing the loop by upcycling the plastic cup waste stream at stadium.
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