The company had planned a TruStyrenyx recycling facility at the site, originally scheduled for 2025 startup.

Gould Industries acquired the former Gigantic Bags site in Summit for about $14 million, and will expand annual processing capacity to 10 million pounds of PE.

The bill to increase payments for the state's PET reclaimers will now go before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

A new producer steering committee will help involve stakeholders more directly in the fee-setting process as packaging EPR law is established.

Crystal Bayliss had served in an interim capacity since January, after the departure of CEO and executive director Jonathan Quinn.

In its first standalone PET thermoform market analysis, NAPCOR examined production, recycling, PCR use and policy in North America.

The company's hubbIT platform is a way for smaller generators to sell plastic, glass and metal bottles to the brokerage, while helping to increase operational simplicity and drive supply into recycled markets.

The planned chemical recycling plant in Alberta, Canada, also has a five-year, fixed price offtake contract, ahead of reaching a final investment decision.

The five new hand-painted waste collection trucks feature themes of honor, resilience and care, and will operate in the city's sanitation districts.

In addition to a previous agreement for chemically recycled benzene, BASF will provide procurement strategy advice and planning for project execution, and have rights including equity partnership for future Encina projects.