New Facility to Recycle 2.5 billion PET Bottles per Year 2020-10-23 12:43:48 CarbonLITE Opens ‘World’s Largest’ Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Plant in Pennsylvania In Reading, Pennsylvania, PET bottle recycler, CarbonLITE Holdings LLC, has begun production at its new plant, claimed to be the largest standalone bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in the world. read more ... 10,000 TPA PET Recycling Plant Receives £2.6m Government Funding 2020-10-16 11:42:22 UKRI Grant for Poseidon Plastics’ Chemical Recycling Plant for PET in Teesside Redcar, UK based Poseidon Plastics has been awarded a £2.6 million grant from UK Research and Innovation, the national science and research funding agency, as part of its Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging challenge. read more ... Charter Aims to Help Create a Circular Economy for Plastics Through Reuse, Reduction & Recycling 2020-08-27 16:27:18 Plastic Oceans Joins Oceans Plastics Charter to Reduce Waste Plastics in the Oceans Plastic Oceans International (POI), a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising awareness about plastic pollution, has joined the Ocean Plastics Charter (the Charter), a global pact that offers a five-part plan to reduce plastic pollution in marine environments worldwide. read more ... Collaboration to Spearhead Technology to Enhance the Circularity of Plastics 2020-08-27 16:15:18 Packaging Firm Sealed Air Invests in Advanced Recycling Company Plastic Energy Charlotte, North Carolina based packaging firm, Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE) has signed a collaboration agreement with advanced plastic recycling technology firm, Plastic Energy’s parent company, Plastic Energy Global. read more ... Working with Brand Owners and Recyclers to Achieve Recyclability Goals 2020-08-21 16:24:04 APR Publishes PE Film Critical Guidance and Test Documents A new testing protocol that determines whether film packaging is compatible with the current recycling infrastructure in North America has been developed by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). read more ... OPRL Extends its Collaboration with Waste Industry 2020-08-11 12:15:12 Veolia First to Join On-Pack Recycling Label’s New Waste Management Company Category Waste and recycling giant, Veolia, has become the first company to join the On-Pack Recycling Label scheme under the recently introduced Waste Management Company membership category. read more ... German Firm Secures Bond Funding from Japanese firms for Plastic Waste Reduction 2020-07-03 16:21:48 Henkel Concludes 5-year $70m Plastic Waste Reduction Bond Düsseldorf based diversified product manufacturer, Henkel, has become “the first company globally” to conclude a plastic waste reduction bond. read more ...