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How Chilean fishing nets became U.S. office chairs

Published: April 18, 2018
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After used nets are collected, they undergo a cleaning and drying process before they’re baled and sent to a reclaimer.

A consortium focused on recovering marine plastics for recycling has rolled out its first product: an office chair made with recycled nylon.

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Nestlé wants to build markets by creating demand

Published: January 22, 2020
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Nestlé pledged to buy up to 2 million metric tons of food-grade recycled plastics over the next five years. | Formatoriginal/Shutterstock

Nestlé says it will buy a huge quantity of food-grade recycled resin over the next five years. A company leader explained why the brand owner is committing to use recycled plastic despite its higher cost.

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Avangard to supply Dow with PCR pellets

Published: January 15, 2020
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Dow is aiming to have a significant supply of post-consumer resin products. | StanislauV/Shutterstock

Dow signed a deal to buy recycled polyethylene pellets from Avangard Innovative, allowing the petrochemical giant to provide recycled-content plastic to North American customers for the first time.

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Beverage giants pledge $100M to support bottle recycling

Published: October 29, 2019
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ABA President and CEO Katherine Lugar presented a major recycling funding initiative alongside leaders from beverage companies. | Photo credit: YouTube

Coca-Cola, Keurig Dr Pepper and PepsiCo have pledged to put their money behind boosting processing technology and increasing curbside collection access. They’ll also introduce a uniform recycling message on their bottles next year.

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Report: Coca-Cola’s global PCR number is 9%, PepsiCo is at 3%

Published: October 30, 2019
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PET bottle laying across PET flakes.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation released an update on organizations’ progress toward their global plastic packaging commitments. | Aykut Erdogdu/Shutterstock

The Coca-Cola Co. uses considerably more recycled plastic than many of its global packaging peers. But, like others, it still has a long way to go to hit its ambitious goals for post-consumer resin.  Continue Reading

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Beverage giant unveils marine plastic bottles

Published: October 9, 2019
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About 300 sample bottles were produced from material collected on beach cleanups and from the Mediterranean Sea. | Courtesy of Coca-Cola

The Coca-Cola Co. released a container made partially from ocean plastic, making it the latest company to pursue a food-contact application for the low-grade material.

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