Jim Johnson Staff Reporter [email protected] (937) 964-1289 See All Staff Page Recent Stories Researchers examine impact of single-use vs. reusable takeout containers The just-published findings indicate returnable containers can come out ahead from an environmental perspective under the right circumstances. PureCycle plans European expansion The polypropylene recycler has struck a deal to locate a new PP recycling facility at a former General Motors site in Belgium that's now devoted to circular economy projects. Amcor sells its Russian operations The plastic packaging company previously signaled plans to leave Russia after that country's invasion of Ukraine. ExxonMobil starts production at Baytown chemical recycling plant The company's new facility is designed to recycle 80 million pounds of used plastics each year, a higher capacity than ExxonMobil said would be available when it first announced the project. Secondary sortation of recycled plastics gains additional support Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. supports the idea of secondary sortation as a way to capture more hard-to-recycle plastics from the waste stream. Baerlocher sees collaboration key to meeting upcoming industry recycling goals The plastics additives company rejects the notion of companies going it alone as they work to increase recycled content. Amcor triples recycled content targets Amcor also reported more than doubling the amount of post-consumer material purchased in recent years. Saperatec combining technologies to separate laminates Multilayered flexible plastic packaging has long been the bane of recyclers. PlastiWeber tackles agricultural waste in Brazil, sees room to grow Brazilian plastics recycler PlastiWeber is expanding operations and wants new partners to help capture and use more used resin. PreZero born out of willingness to make an environmental difference PreZero is a waste management and recycling company, with extensive plastic recycling opertions, that has grown dramatically in just a handful of years. PureCycle moves closer to South Korea PP recycling plant The Orlando, Fla.-based company, which uses solvents to clean used polypropylene, has signed a joint venture agreement to advance plans with SK Geo Centric. K show 2022 holds high expectations All things considered, Ulrich Reifenhäuser figures, this latest version of the K show is probably the most important one ever. K show 2022 holds high expectations The leader of the K show exhibitors’ council sees pent-up demand for information as a key driver. LyondellBasell plans plastics recycling efforts Separate projects in two countries will help the company meet its goal of increasing production of recycled polymers. Recycler KW Plastics working with Clean Planet Energy to capture residual waste The two companies have signed a long-term supply agreement to funnel plastics that would otherwise be thrown away to a planned pyrolysis facility in Alabama. Load More
