The assets from shuttered plastics reclaimer Entropex will be purchased by the founders of two major Canadian recycling companies.
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 assets from shuttered plastics reclaimer Entropex will be purchased by the founders of two major Canadian recycling companies.
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Entropex, one of North America’s largest plastics reclaimers, has laid off employees, ceased operations and will be put up for sale.