Brett Stevens, TerraCycle
In the run-up to next month’s Plastics Recycling 2017, we sat down with some of the industry experts who will be taking the conference stage. This week, we offer a Q&A with Brett Stevens of TerraCycle, who discusses his company’s partnership with a consumer-products giant to turn marine debris into new packaging.
A company says its enzymatic depolymerization technology can be applied to opaque PET containers, and a startup targeting ABS and PLA will compete for a major prize.
If you think materials collected at the curb represent a difficult mix of contaminated plastics, try pulling them off the beach and recycling them. But that’s exactly the challenge TerraCycle and its partners have decided to confront in Europe.
Industry experts will take to the stage next month in New Orleans to discuss a host of topics touching on the technical side of plastics recycling.
Thermoforms are a growing factor in the PET recycling game, and the National Association for PET Container Resources wants to continue that trend. Continue Reading
A host of billboards, radio messages, online ads and outreach events will pop up within the next couple of months in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. Their message: Recycling plastic bottles bolsters employment. Continue Reading
Lawmakers are proposing an increase in Connecticut’s bottle deposit handling fee for the eighth time since 2000. The move would raise the amount distributors must pay retailers and redemption centers to handle bottle returns. Continue Reading
New York City shoppers will be hit with a new bag fee, and the U.K.’s carpet diversion rate continues to rise. Continue Reading
Within two years, nine out of every 10 hair care product bottles sold by Procter & Gamble in Europe will have recycled content, the company recently announced. Continue Reading
A recycled polyester plant expands its South Carolina operations, and a filament recycling startup will pitch its venture to business tycoon Richard Branson. Continue Reading