Recycled Materials

rPET Reprocessor & Formulator Verdaco to Plant New Roots in South Carolina

Innovation center of excellence & rPET manufacturing facility set to open in June.

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TotalEnergies Corbion Offers PLA with Recycled Content

The company now has grades with up to 30% PIR and PCR content and has set up a number of closed-loop systems

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sustainability

Joint Project Will Demonstrate Recycling Polyamide 66 Using Microwave Technology

Materials producer Asahi Kasei and recycling technology developer Microwave Chemical announced a joint chemical recycling project.

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NOVA and Pregis Collaborate on Sustainable Flexible Food Packaging

Pregis will use NOVA’s Syndigo recycled PE for stand-up pouches, fitmented pouches, and lay-flat bags.

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Recycling Report Describes Recovery from 2020 Lows

Prepared by Stina, the report summarizes data collected on U.S.-sourced plastic recovered for recycling in 2021.

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polyolefins

Fungi Makes Meal of Polypropylene

University of Sydney researchers identify two strains of fungi that can biodegrade hard to recycle plastics like PP.

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Refinery Runs Liquified Waste Plastic to Produce Feedstock Material

Neste announced it had completed a second series of runs, chemically recycling liquefied waste plastics with the aim of transitioning to circular solutions.

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pet

Indorama and Evertis Collaboration Aims for PET Film From Recycled Trays

Indorama and Evertis announced they will collaborate to make food packaging film from recycled PET trays.

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sustainability

New Facility Refreshes Post-Consumer PP by Washing Out Additives, Contaminants

PureCycle prepares to scale up its novel solvent recycling approach as new facility nears completion.

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INEOS Styrolution and Agilyx Advance Chemical Recycling Plant Development

Collaboration with Technip Energies said to provide an all-in-one solution for the chemical recycling of polystyrene into high-purity styrene monomer.

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