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EU update: How tech will help residents sort at the source

Published: October 31, 2023
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A project underway in Europe is working on an app that will gather data on household waste disposal and help consumers make good recycling decisions. | Courtesy of AIMPLAS

The ReciclAI360 Project is a large-scale strategic cooperation project funded by the Valencian Innovation Agency (AVI). Begun in 2022, the project has generated considerable expectation in the field of recycling because it aims to revolutionize and transform the current paradigm. The technology company NUNSYS will coordinate the project with the participation of key industry players, including TETMA, a waste management company; GENIA, which specializes in waste recovery; the UPV-VRAIN research group; and AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre. Continue Reading

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Terrapure opens Quebec plastics recycling facility

Published: October 31, 2023
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Terrapure Plastics Recycling Manager Martin Fournier shows visitors plastic chips from crushed batteries as they enter the recycling process. | Courtesy of Terrapure

Canadian company Terrapure Environmental brought a plastics recycling system on-line at its existing battery recycling plant in Quebec. Continue Reading

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Report: Major brands upped PCR, used more virgin plastic

Published: October 31, 2023
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Row of Pepsi bottles on a supermarket shelf.

A report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation reveals that major brand owners and retailers increased their use of PCR from 10.0% in 2021 to 11.7% in 2022. One of the largest, PepsiCo, increased from 6.3% PCR to 7.3%. | pixinoo/Shutterstock

The fifth report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation found that a few big-name brands’ increased use of virgin plastic has been offsetting the overall reduction achieved by the rest of the reporting companies.  Continue Reading

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Editor’s farewell: Gratitude for a decade of sector connection

Published: October 31, 2023
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Dan Leif, the outgoing editorial director of Resource Recycling, on a facility tour earlier this year. | Jared Paben/Resource Recycling

I’ve always encouraged our editorial team to get straight to the point, so I will do that here: After more than 10 years at Resource Recycling, I am off to explore new endeavors. My tenure with the company ends this Friday. Continue Reading

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Recycling, NGO reps weigh in on chemical recycling

Published: October 24, 2023
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Lynn Hoffman of Eureka Recycling was a speaker on a recent webinar discussing the merits and shortcomings of the myriad processes grouped under the umbrella of “chemical recycling.” | Resource Recycling files

Chemical recycling has potential but requires careful regulation, more transparency, and an eye to the overall effect on the planet, members of the environmental and recycling communities said in a recent webinar. Continue Reading

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REMADE Institute awards millions in plastic R&D grants

Published: October 24, 2023
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Plastics producer Braskem is involved with three plastics recycling R&D projects to receive funding from the REMADE Institute. | T. Schneider/Shutterstock

A federally backed research institute has awarded nearly $10 million to various R&D projects, with nearly half going to work that supports plastics recycling.  Continue Reading

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Chemical recycling startup receives financial support

Published: October 24, 2023
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Aeternal Upcycling’s hydrogenolysis technology originates from work that co-founder Ryan Hackler conducted at the Argonne National Laboratory. | Courtesy of Aeternal Upcycling

When Ryan Hackler was 8 years old, the Olympic Pipeline exploded in a park not far from where he lived in Bellingham, Wash., killing three young people and devastating about 26 acres near the heart of the city.  Continue Reading

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