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NOVA considers huge pyrolysis plant in Canada

Published: July 17, 2023
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NOVA partnered with a company called Plastic Energy, which uses pyrolysis to make TACOIL, a branded oil that can be used to make new plastic. | RozenskiP/Shutterstock

Plastic producer NOVA Chemicals is exploring a partnership to build a pyrolysis plant to process up to 146 million pounds of scrap plastic each year. Continue Reading

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Our top stories from June 2023

Published: July 10, 2023
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A story digging into how decisions about accepted materials lists are made drew our readers’ attention last month. | Nate Samui/Shutterstock

Stories about extended producer responsibility programs, inspiring behavior change, MRF fires and more drew the most clicks last month. Continue Reading

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Nine Dragons paper mill fined $100,000 over river spill

Published: July 10, 2023
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A faulty floor drain at the Old Town, Maine pulping facility led to the discharge of over 1,000 gallons of 50% sodium hydroxide solution into the Penobscot river. | Satur/Shutterstock

A U.S. subsidiary of Nine Dragons has been ordered to pay just over $100,000 after its Maine paper mill leaked over 31,000 gallons of pulping chemicals into a river in 2020 and 2022. Continue Reading

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