Indian recycling technology firm PolyCycl secured Series A investment from Zerodha’s Rainmatter to scale solvent-based polyolefin recycling technology and expand commercial deployment and global licensing.

Led by the Consumer Brands Association, the Recycling Leadership Council includes several recycling, packaging, manufacturing and consumer product groups.

Although the Austria-headquartered packager and recycler increased total revenue by 6% on the year, it was not immune to headwinds relating to demand and costs.

Canada-based Aduro Clean Technologies plans to finalize site selection, with options including a Dutch site, amid higher quarterly revenue but deepening financial losses.

The TexMat pilot project will test a deposit return system featuring automated textile collection bins to accompany the rollout of EU-wide EPR for textiles.

In an interview, Emerald's CEO said the company became the first packaging manufacturer to join the US Flexible Film Initiative, to help bridge the gap between recycling costs and market pricing for recycled content.

The New Jersey Legislature has passed a bill that would limit restaurant owners from distributing plastic serviceware, and is headed to the governor's desk to be signed into law.  The bill, SB 3195, requires full-service restaurants to provide washable, reusable utensils to dine-in customers, and takeout orders could include single-use utensils and condiment packets upon customer request and only in...

The customized unit can identify all yarn fibers and blends in about half a second, helping to make sorting more efficient.

The group reported progress on five-year goals by signatories representing the entire plastics value chain, but pointed out systemic challenges to reducing reliance on virgin resin and increasing use of recycled plastics.

In a late afternoon email on Jan. 9, the state's resource and recycling agency abruptly withdrew proposed regulations for the state's landmark EPR bill for packaging, and will reopen public comment yet again, but provided few details.