sustainability
The Extended Producer Responsibility Approach to Advancing Recycling
Some governments are turning to a hybrid strategy that combines elements of legislated targets, ecomodulation, and industrial collaboration to improve material lifecycle management.
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UK Innovation Agency Awards Funding to Recycling Technology Consortium
Innovate UK awarded funding to support Stopford and Birmingham University’s collaboration, which uses supercritical water to break down plastic.
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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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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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Life Cycle Assessment Describes Advantages of PET Containers Over Glass and Aluminum
Lighter impacts from PET than glass or aluminum across impact categories and disposable container sizes.
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Covestro Expands its Circular Economy Portfolio to All Major Regions
The company’s Baytown, Texas site receives ISCC PLUS certification and the focus is on mass balanced products using recycled and bio-attributed raw materials.
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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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Amcor Announces Coatings Research Effort With Nfinite Nanotechnology
Project will test use of nanocoating technology for recyclable and compostable packaging.
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Smart Systems Illuminate Material Recovery for Enhanced Plastics Recycling
Data collection and machine learning can give MRF operators and brand owners an enhanced view of the fate of recyclable materials.
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NOVA Chemicals Sets Bold ESG Aspirations
Included are 30% of PE sales to come from recycled content by 2030 and expansion of its Advanced Sclairtech product portfolio.
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