Leaders at CompuCycle say the recently installed e-plastics line will help the company sell to the domestic market. | Courtesy of CompuCycle
Houston-based electronics recycling company CompuCycle is putting the finishing touches on an e-plastics sorting line, the latest domestic investment in processing capacity for plastics from electronics.
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The technology behind Terraloy earned Teknor Apex the Bioproduct Innovation of the Year Award in 2015. | Teknor Apex
In response to increasing market demand, Teknor Apex is relaunching Terraloy, a previously discontinued line of recycled, bio-derived and biodegradable compounds. Continue Reading
Indorama is just under half of the way to achieving its 2025 post-consumer PET target, with billion-dollar investments planned in order to reach the finish line. | Cahyadi Sugi/Shutterstock
Chemical company Indorama Ventures plans to invest $150 million in three PET recycling plants in India to boost its production of RPET. Continue Reading
The research team hopes that a better accounting of PP moving through materials recovery facilities will help build a circular economy for the material. | Pixel B/Shutterstock
Closed Loop Partners, NextGen Consortium and AI developer Greyparrot plan to study the composition of polypropylene in recycling streams using artificial intelligence. Continue Reading
Comply Loop lets clients evaluate their adherence to EPR requirements in multiple countries. | Kenishirotie/Shutterstock
Three big names in data management and circular logistics have joined forces to create Comply Loop, a one-stop shop for extended producer responsibility compliance.
Panasonic reported using over 42,000 tons of recycled plastic from 2020-22, and Logitech reported that almost 58% of its products include PCR. | Hernan E. Schmidt/Shutterstock
Two global electronics companies, Panasonic and Logitech, recently released reports on their current recycled plastic use and their goals for the coming years. Continue Reading
After hitting some of their lowest prices in years, scrap PET and HDPE bale values have increased this month. Continue Reading
Stakeholders and involved parties will continue to debate the precise language of the agreement. | Nexus 7/Shutterstock
The first working draft of the United Nations’ global plastics agreement lays out the broad strokes of what is intended to be a legally binding way to manage plastic pollution on land and in the oceans. Continue Reading