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Pyrolysis company nets $150M to drive its growth

Published: January 10, 2023
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Nexus Circular uses a pyrolysis technology to process scrap plastics into an oil that plastics producers can use to make new polyolefins. | Courtesy of Nexus Circular

Atlanta-based Nexus Circular has received a $150 million investment from a diversified global company, which will become its new owner. Continue Reading

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European panel approves PET recycling technologies

Published: January 3, 2023
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EFSA approved packaging from Greiner Packaging.

Greiner Packaging was one of several companies to get the go-ahead from the European Food Safety Authority to recycle post-consumer PET into 100% recycled-content food and drink packaging. | Courtesy of Greiner

A scientific review panel has given the green light to several different technologies to recycle post-consumer PET and polyolefins into 100% recycled-content food and drink packaging.

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Deinking, decontamination innovations announced

Published: December 13, 2022
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Keycycle deinking showing label, flake and pellet

The Keycycle deinking technology. | Courtesy of EREMA

A technology to use supercritical carbon dioxide to decontaminate scrap plastics received a big financial boost, and major equipment suppliers made some scrap deinking announcements. The following are recent mechanical recycling technology announcements.  

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Major MRF adds robots, in part to clean up plastics line

Published: December 13, 2022
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EverestLabs robots at work sorting material at the Sims Sunset Park MRF.

Two EverestLabs robots pick out material on the Sunset Park MRF’s last-chance line. | Courtesy of EverestLabs

Sims Municipal Recycling installed four EverestLabs robots in its New York City materials recovery facility and plans to add up to four more in 2023, bringing the facility into the AI age. 

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Circular Solutions selects finalists

Published: November 15, 2022
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Flexible packaging samples.

The five finalists are Netherlands-based Blue Plastics, Austrian GAW Technologies and U.K. companies Impact Recycling, Mura Technology and Nextek. | Tiffy Studio/Shutterstock

Circular Solutions for Flexibles announced the five finalists in the running for its $3 million Alliance Prize for film recycling.

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Building a solution: Plastic-to-concrete additive plant opens

Published: November 1, 2022
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Founded in Costa Rica in 2018, CRDC now operates in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, South Africa, Mexico, the U.K., New Zealand and Hong Kong. | The Image Party/Shutterstock

CRDC Global is turning hard-to-recycle plastic into a concrete additive in Pennsylvania and plans to expand across the country as quickly as it can.  Continue Reading

PP recycling startup signs South Korea joint venture deal

Published: October 25, 2022
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Milliken-PureCycle Technologies recycled PP resin cup.

PureCycle Technologies and Milliken & Company partnered to create a concentrate containing recycled PP and the Millad NX 8000 ECO clarifier. | Courtesy of Milliken and Co.

Plastics and chemicals giant SK geo centric has inked a deal with PureCycle Technologies to build a PP purification and recycling plant in South Korea. 

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Study confirms Digimarc Recycle improves sortation

Published: October 18, 2022
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TOMRA Digimarc Scanner

The study demonstrated 99% accuracy for the detection and sortation of films and flexibles. | Courtesy of Digimarc

A Canadian group’s study of Digimarc Recycle’s digital watermark showed that it does in fact improve accuracy for sorting flexible plastic packaging. 

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KW Plastics strikes deal to send residue to pyrolysis

Published: October 4, 2022
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Shredded plastics for recycling.

An agreement between KW Plastics and Clean Planet Energy will allow for the chemical recycling of up to 20,000 tons of plastic that would otherwise go to landfill. | mstfcn/Shutterstock

One of the largest polyolefins reclaimers in North America struck a deal to send its residuals into a chemical recycling process, creating feedstock for new plastic or fuels.

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