Cyclyx Announces New Hampshire Recycling Lab
New facility will focus on broadening the range of materials that can be recycled.
Cyclyx has announced the opening of a new plastics testing laboratory location in Portsmouth, N.H. Cyclyx is an industry consortium created by the recycling company Agilyx in 2020, with a mission to increase the recyclability of plastic from 10% to 90%.
The new laboratory will be in Portsmouth, NH, also home to Cyclyx headquarters.
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The new lab will allow Cyclyx to test and qualify significantly greater quantities and a broader range of qualities of waste plastic. These testing protocols are necessary for gaining ISCC plus certification for the various sources of waste plastic. The testing will also inform how these plastics are sourced and processed for a wide range of mechanical and advanced recycling applications.
The growing database of waste plastics will allow Cyclyx to target plastic previously considered too distressed to be successfully recycled. These will be included in blends customized meet customers’ specifications. By qualifying and including more waste plastics, Cyclyx will be able to maximize availability and lower the cost of its waste plastic feedstock used for either mechanical or advanced recycling applications.
"The new lab will increase our testing and chemical characterization capacity for waste plastics which will ultimately be blended for use in both advanced and mechanical recycling applications, allowing us to deliver ISCC plus-certified recyclate to customers all over the world,” said Joe Vaillancourt, CEO at Cyclyx.
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