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How a chemical recycling firm handles EnergyBag plastics

Published: February 2, 2021
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Nexus truck and tanks.

Nexus Fuels uses pyrolysis technology to convert a mix of post-consumer plastics collected at the curb into chemical and wax products. | Nexus Fuels

For the past two years, difficult-to-recycle plastics have been collected in Cobb County, Ga. through the Hefty EnergyBag program. A downstream processor recently described what happens to that material.

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Our top stories from January 2021

Published: February 2, 2021
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Robotic gripper from AMP Robotics at work on a recycling line.

Details on advancements in robotic sortation for recycling facilities garnered attention last month. | Courtesy of AMP Robotics.

Articles covering extended producer responsibility policy, recycling and trucking markets, and technology installations drew our readers’ interest last month.

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Facility Focus: Revolution

Published: January 25, 2021
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Revolution’s washing process produces recycled plastic that’s clean enough for very high levels of PCR in thin film.

Revolution is different from many plastics reclaimers in that it’s both a plastics recycling company and a product brand owner – or rather a collection of brand owners.

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