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EPA releases strategy against plastic pollution

Published: November 27, 2024
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The strategy is organized into six objectives that address plastic at all stages of its lifecycle. | g0d4ather/Shutterstock

The U.S. EPA released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, and recycling industry stakeholders responded with support and a call to make sure industry experts are involved with implementation.  

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TRP shares film end market case study on HydroBlox

Published: November 27, 2024
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HydroBlox creates permeable blocks and slabs of 100% PCR that act as drainage and channel water away from roads, parking lots, yards and other areas. | Photo Courtesy The Recycling Partnership

Bolstering end markets for hard-to-recycle materials is a slow process, but The Recycling Partnership’s Film and Flexibles Recycling Coalition recently released a case study highlighting a success story in HydroBlox. 

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Eastman execs remain optimistic on DOE grant

Published: November 27, 2024
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During a Nov. 21 investor event, company executives discussed the $375 million grant for the new Texas recycling plant and gave updates on the France plant and expansion in end markets. | Photo Courtesy of Eastman

Executives from Tennessee-based Eastman signaled uncertainty with the future of a federal grant supporting construction of their second chemical recycling plant, and apprehension about a potential trade war with China, during the company’s Circular Economy Deep Dive investor meeting.

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INC-5 starts with usual mix of hope and frustration

Published: November 27, 2024
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Delegates at the fifth U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting Busan, South Korea, consult informally between sessions. | Kiara Worth/The Earth Negotiations Bulletin

The fifth and final United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting started in a whirlwind in Busan, South Korea, on Nov. 25.

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ExxonMobil, Cyclyx increasing Texas recycling capacity

Published: November 27, 2024
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ExxonMobil company sign outside a company facility in Texas.

The addition of 350 million pounds of annual processing capacity comes as feedstock-preparation company Cyclyx, a joint venture involving ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell, announces FID on a second U.S. plant in Texas. | JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock

Energy giant ExxonMobil is expanding its U.S. chemical recycling footprint, with 350 million additional pounds of capacity expected to start up in Texas in 2026.

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Consumer behavior shift helps drive new HDPE option

Published: November 27, 2024
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The long-term outlook for used milk jugs contributed to KW Plastics’ move to add white recycled HDPE resin to its offerings. | StanislauV/Shutterstock

Recycled resin producer KW Plastics is rolling out white HDPE pellets this month, an idea that isn’t new but is gaining traction due to changes in consumer behavior and increasing demand for PCR. Continue Reading

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Haulers report record Q3 earnings

Published: November 20, 2024
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Plastics processing in Republic's Las Vegas recycling facility.

Strong third-quarter commodity prices bolstered earnings for the nation’s top five haulers. | Courtesy of Republic Services

North America’s five largest publicly traded garbage and recycling companies recently reported quarterly financial results, reaching record revenues and margins.

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Plastics industry mulls election results

Published: November 7, 2024
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The Trump presidency promises decreased regulation and likely less funding for environmental initiatives. | LLoughran-Shutterstock

Following Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 presidential election, the plastics and chemicals industries are processing what may lie ahead in an environment that is likely to have drastic reductions in regulation and an emphasis on fossil fuels.

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