EFS-plastics described how virgin resin pricing and other factors are impacting the recycling sector. | Ann Moore / Shutterstock
The mixed-plastics processing sector is seeing supply challenges from product labeling changes and could be significantly disrupted by chemical recycling initiatives, according to one processor.
Coca-Cola has a goal to use 50% PCR by 2030 in its packaging portfolio. | Dilok Klaisataporn / Shutterstock
A leader at Coca-Cola estimates the beverage giant will approach 20% RPET use by the end of 2021.
Prices for curbside plastic bales shot up over the past month, with PET bottles jumping by nearly one-third and natural HDPE notching another record.
A new tool takes companies through a series of steps to identify ways to use less plastic. | Trong Nguyen / Shutterstock
A digital tool developed by The Recycling Partnership and consulting firm Systemiq turns research into strategy for major brand owners and other companies.
The CarbonLite facility in Reading, Pa. is scheduled to be sold at auction this month. | CarbonLite
The largest CarbonLite PET recycling facility will be auctioned as part of the company’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. Virgin resin producer DAK Americas submitted a bid to purchase the Reading, Pa. plant for $96 million.
The PepsiCo recycling program is being offered to schools, universities, stores, restaurants and other away-from-home settings. | SunnyToys / Shutterstock
PepsiCo recently rolled out a collection system providing bins, regular collection and data analysis for bottle recycling at businesses and other non-residential spaces.
At the recent ISRI2021 online conference, an EPA official touched on environmental justice issues that affect waste and recycling facilities. | Surapol USanakul / Shutterstock
The U.S. EPA’s top environmental justice official has a message for recycling operators: Don’t wait for a conflict to arise to start engaging with the community that surrounds you.
The firms that are acquiring PureCycle announced a goal of having 30 commercial lines operational by 2030 and 50 by 2035. | fizkes/Shutterstock
PP recycling startup PureCycle Technologies will be purchased by investment firms that will list the company publicly. They plan major expansions, including a second U.S. location that will process more than 800 million pounds annually.
Agilyx experienced a net loss of $10.1 million in 2020. But the company noted that this was due to various expenditures that are part of the company’s “gearing for growth and expansion.” | Orathai Mayoeh / Shutterstock
Agilyx plans to source at least 6 billion pounds of scrap plastic annually by 2030, according to a recent financial filing. The report also indicates the growing firm did not turn a profit last year.
The site of the planned Polykemi facility in Gastonia, N.C. | Courtesy of Polykemi.
A plastics compounding facility coming to the U.S. plans to use over 7 million pounds of recycled PP and other materials per year, the company’s CEO said.