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Our top stories from January 2024

Published: February 7, 2024
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PET bottle laying across PET flakes.

A PET supply agreement was among our top-read stories in January. | Aykut Erdogdu/Shutterstock

Extended producer responsibility, chemical recycling growth, recycling access data, a PET supply agreement and an in-progress bottle-to-bottle plant drew reader attention in January.
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A closer look at Oregon’s $150M trash-sorting MRF

Published: February 7, 2024
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The $150 million price tag on the new Lane County, Oregon, facility will be footed by Bulk Handling Systems and the county. | Courtesy of Bulk Handling Systems

An upcoming facility in Lane County, Oregon, will process mixed waste, commingled recyclables and organics and is projected to boost the county’s diversion rate by as much as 20 percentage points. Continue Reading

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Bollegraaf, Greyparrot partner to accelerate AI adoption

Published: February 7, 2024
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Bollegraaf and Greyparrot have formed a strategic partnership to roll out AI to more MRFs. | Courtesy of Bollegraaf

In a unique move for the recycling industry, a recycling equipment manufacturer has partnered with an AI analytics company, turning over its intellectual property and buying a non-controlling stake to accelerate AI adoption.  Continue Reading

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TotalEnergies kicks off chemical recycling in Texas

Published: February 7, 2024
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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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