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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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EnergyBags being stockpiled in Boise

Published: October 9, 2019
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The city of Boise rolled out the EnergyBag program in 2018. | Aleksandr Grechanyuk/Shutterstock

The Hefty EnergyBag program is collecting but not currently processing hard-to-recycle plastics in Boise, Idaho. The program’s downstream processor suspended EnergyBag processing earlier this year to install new equipment.

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