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TotalEnergies kicks off chemical recycling in Texas

Published: February 7, 2024
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Plastic pellets.

TotalEnergies, a global petroleum and energy company, is converting scrap plastic into new polymers in Texas | StanislauV/Shutterstock

A TotalEnergies plant in La Porte, Texas, has begun converting plastic into polypropylene polymers via chemical recycling, the global petroleum and energy company announced late last month.  Continue Reading

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PET rodent cage processor recycled 1.2M pounds in 2023

Published: January 30, 2024
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Innocycle shreds and washes used PET cages at its California reclamation plant. | Photo courtesy Innocycle.

Innovive, a U.S. manufacturer of single-use plastic cages for mice and rats in laboratories, has scaled up its recycling operations in recent years, nearly doubling its annual processing capacity since 2020 and building an in-house reclamation center in Sacramento, California. Continue Reading

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TRP: Chemical recycling must prove its worth

Published: January 30, 2024
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The Recycling Partnership recently highlighted questions around chemical recycling. | RecycleMan/Shutterstock

Plastic recycling technologies that fall under the umbrella of chemical recycling must prove that they meet genuine needs and benefit people and the natural environment, The Recycling Partnership said earlier this month.  Continue Reading

Sprite to ditch sleeve labels in UK trial

Published: January 30, 2024
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Coca‑Cola is running a small pilot program to see if engraving product information directly onto bottles could replace labels on drink bottles. | DenisMArt/Shutterstock

In a trial project aiming to simplify recycling and reduce the use of material, Coca‑Cola will temporarily remove labels from some Sprite go bottles in the UK and instead use label engraving. Continue Reading

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Film supplier gets green light for food-contact LDPE

Published: January 23, 2024
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The U.S. FDA issued a favorable opinion to a second Circulus facility to produce food-contact LDPE. | Vikentiy Elizarov/Shutterstock

Fast-growing film reclaimer Circulus has received the U.S. FDA’s go-ahead to produce food-contact LDPE at a second facility, expanding the company’s ability to supply the flexible food packaging market. Continue Reading

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Chemical recyclers move to tap overseas potential

Published: January 23, 2024
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California-based Novoloop has begun construction on its pilot plant in India in partnership with Aether Industries and Quebec-based Loop Industries netted funding from European investment firm Reed. | Vitte Yevhen/Shutterstock

Two North American chemical recycling companies are expanding their footprints overseas in collaboration with other firms, according to announcements from the companies this month.  Continue Reading

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Bills introduced in 2024 focus on EPR, bans

Published: January 23, 2024
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State houses across the country are seeing bills filed that center on plastics and recycling. | Zolnierek/Shutterstock

The 2024 legislative season is in full swing, with dozens of bills filed so far on extended producer responsibility for packaging and regulation of plastic products.  Continue Reading