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Plastics Recycling Update highlights the latest announcements from industry companies and organizations. For information on submitting press releases or contributing op-eds to us, review our FAQ page.

News from Agilyx, Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council and more

Agilyx completed construction of its first Cyclyx collection center in Houston and expects mechanical completion by the end of 2025, instead of in October as originally planned. The company also published its 2024 annual report.

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council reported that hospitals and health care settings can provide a steam plastic feedstock source for chemical recycling.

Pet Supplies Plus and Wag N’ Wash announced that via a partnership with TerraCycle, they have recycled 30 tons of plastic pet food, treat and litter bag packaging.

Montreal businesses, led by Polykar, launched a pilot recycling program called PolyVie to target commercial plastic streams.

Canadian recycler Polystyvert expanded its PS and ABS dissolution recycling portfolio to include PE, PP and polycarbonate, and is changing its name to Upsolv to reflect this shift.

Statistics Canada released the results of its 2023 Waste Management Survey, finding that of the 9.8 million total tons of materials diverted, about 3.8% were plastic, which is around 376,000 tons. 

Teknor Apex achieved RecyClass Recycled Content Certification for its thermoplastic elastomer products that contain recycled content.

 

 

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