The parent of global retailer IKEA has invested in a pair of European companies developing cutting-edge plastics recycling technologies.
Associate Editor Jared Paben has worked for Resource Recycling since December 2014. Most of his earlier career was spent as a reporter for the daily newspaper in Bellingham, Wash., but he also has experience working for the Oregon volunteerism commission and for Oregon nonprofits serving low-income populations. He can be contacted at [email protected].The parent of global retailer IKEA has invested in a pair of European companies developing cutting-edge plastics recycling technologies.
William (Bill) Carteaux, who was central to many plastics recycling conversations as head of the Plastics Industry Association, has died at the age of 59.
PET recycling startup Loop Industries has inked another deal with a global food and beverage brand.
SABIC, one of the world’s largest chemicals producers, will install a demonstration unit to recycle mixed plastics into feedstock for crackers.
A facility in California is using a unique rotary impact separation technology to break carpet into its components so plastics and calcium carbonate can be efficiently recovered.
Scientists in Singapore have found another potential use for post-consumer PET bottles: aerogels.
A PET recycling process using infrared radiation to help decontaminate flakes was one of several recent technologies that received a green light from a European review body.
Pyrolysis company Agilyx signed a joint-venture deal with AmSty, a major producer of polystyrene and styrene monomer. Separately, Agilyx entered an agreement to provide feedstock for jet fuel production.
Canada’s federal, provincial and territory leaders will work together on a plan for ushering in a circular economy for plastics.
Nestlé Waters North America has signed a pre-buy agreement with CarbonLite, deepening its already entwined relationship with the PET reclaimer.