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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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Brand owner trials film-on-the-side curbside recycling

Published: January 8, 2020
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Curbside film recycling in N.J.

Through the Bradley Beach, N.J. partnership, SC Johnson is providing financial support to assist with infrastructure costs. | Courtesy of SC Johnson

SC Johnson recently launched a pilot curbside film collection program in a small New Jersey community. Rather than mix film into existing single-stream recycling, the program has residents use a dedicated container.

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The Recycling Partnership quantifies RPET demand gap

Published: October 23, 2019
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Sorting recyclable materials at a facility.

The Recycling Partnership has identified three key initiatives to improve the current recycling system.

PET collection is lagging behind recycled resin demand by more than 1 billion pounds per year, according to a study, and investment of $500 million is needed to improve the situation.

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