Category: Chemical & Advanced Recycling
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US standards to cut recycled-plastics costs amid virgin glut
https://www.icis.com/explore/resources/news/2025/07/18/11120653/insight-national-standards-to-cut-recycled-plastics-costs-amid-virgin-glut
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AI-assisted sorting, other new technologies could improve plastic recycling
https://www.buffalo.edu/grad/news.host.html/content/shared/university/news/news-center-releases/2025/07/plastic-recycling-improvements.detail.html
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Guangdong launches world’s first 200,000 tons/year plastic recycling plant
Read https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/12/WS6871c65ba31000e9a573ba30.html
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ZWIA updates zero waste hierarchy to account for chemical recycling concerns
Read https://www.wastedive.com/news/zwia-zero-waste-definition-hierarchy-chemical-processing-plastic/751978
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Plastic waste: Commission consults on new rules for chemically-recycled content in plastic bottles
The only end-of-life option that is working OK is mechanical recycling of PET …. now the European Commission wants to…
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Italy’s Eni launches demo plant for mixed plastic recycling
Read https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/land-use-biodiversity/eni-unveils-plant-chemical-recycling-plastic-waste-2025-06-19
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ExxonMobil doubles capacity at Baytown chemical recycling plant
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ENEOS and Mitsubishi Inaugurate Chemical Recycling Plant in Ibaraki (FREE)
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EU regulatory certainty needed to boost bio-naphtha and pyrolysis oil growth (FREE)
Read INSIGHT: EU regulatory certainty needed to boost bio-naphtha and pyrolysis oil growth
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RecyClass Validates Avantium’s PET/PEF Bottle as Fully Recyclable in PET Stream (FREE)
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Call for recycling used biodegradable & biobased products from the packaging sector (FREE)
ADVERTISING – New revolutionary biodegradable plastic resin from Symphony Environmental called ‘NbR’: Less fossil and CO2 emissions — This is…
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Versalis unveils Hoop Demo plant in Mantua for chemical recycling (FREE)
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Dynamic Covalent Chemistry Enabled Closed-Loop Recycling of Thermally Modified Polymer Membrane (FREE)
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New guidelines published for best practices in chemical recycling / Framework spells out clarity and recommendations for companies (FREE)
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Study says policy must guide the scale-up of textile recycling in Europe (FREE)
ADVERTISING – New revolutionary biodegradable plastic resin from Symphony Environmental called ‘NbR’: Less fossil and CO2 emissions — This is…
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650 million MT of plastics need chemical recycling to match virgin costs (FREE)
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How MRFs develop their accepted material lists (FREE)
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Birch Biosciences Enters into Global Patent License Agreement with NREL to Advance Enzymatic Plastic Recycling Process (FREE)
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NERC states preference for mechanical recycling (FREE)
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Europe’s chemical recycling requires over €400 billion to compete with virgin plastics production (FREE)
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Agilyx Joint Venture, Plastyx Ltd, reaches 75% of 2025 goal (FREE)
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This single-pot reaction scheme could open the path to recycling used tires (FREE)
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Trump cancels federal funding for Eastman chemical recycling plant
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ReVentas Secures Series A Funding to Scale New Plastic Recycling Technology
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Nuclear technology boosts plastics recycling
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5 everyday plastic items you can’t actually recycle
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Peroxide binds incompatible polymers for recycling
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New Ionic Liquid Method Upcycles PET Waste with High Yields
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Alterra, Viva Energy successfully trial pyrolysis oil in Australia
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Global recycling rates have fallen for eighth year running, report finds
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Aduro and Cleanfarms develop pathway for chemical recycling of challenging plastics
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Plastics Companies Know About Chemical Recycling’s Shortcomings—But Still Sell It as a Solution
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Plastic industry’s ‘advanced recycling’ fails to deliver results
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Cross-industry collaboration in PET chemical recycling to expand sourcing of feedstocks for non-food contact materials
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The Guardian dropped a bomb on chemical recycling … but the article was removed
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Aduro and Siemens to collaborate on automation for chemical-recycling pilot plant
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Mexico can teach us a couple things about recycling (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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SK Chemicals Advances Closed-Loop Recycling for Automotive Plastics
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KBR Selected as Key Commercialization Partner for Samsara Eco’s First-of-a-Kind Enzymatic Recycling Plant
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Anti Chemical Recycling Campaign in California
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Chemical recycling turns used silicones into pure building blocks, promising infinite reuse
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Yang previews chemical recycling innovation for textiles
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DePoly’s showcase plant to turn 500 tonnes of PET into raw materials yearly
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Low-energy chemical recycling of silicone waste
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Recycled ocean plastics: worth it?
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Scientists achieve breakthrough after microwaving ultra-tough clothing material — here’s how it could reshape a $3 billion industry
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Trinseo and MagREEsource Collaborate to Advance Recycling of Products Containing Plastics and Magnetic Systems
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Exploring Dissolution Recycling with P&G Packaging Expert Gian De Belder
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From innovation to impact: what it takes to start up a chemical recycling plant
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The truth about plastics is that much of it can’t be recycled
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Blue Polymers, Polyfit, many others receive FDA letters
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Fast fashion often ends up trashed. New recycling techniques could help
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Project Willow to focus on recycling and bio-feedstock, first official glimpse of Grangemouth future shows
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NEXT-STEP Aims to Develop Recyclable Products From Wood Production Residues for Everyday Applications
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EU project MoeBios tackles bioplastic recycling hurdles (Video)
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Agilyx Launches Plastyx Ltd. to Source and Supply Feedstock for the European Advanced Plastic Recycling Industry
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Nova latest to stop chemical recycling plans
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California EPR: Scaling recycling infrastructure as pressure for film producers rises
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Environmental NGOs question Eurostat’s recycling data on Bulgaria
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Breaking down chemical recycling
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New Data Reveals High Quantities of Food-Grade Polypropylene in Recycling Facilities, Identifying Opportunities for Increased Material Recovery
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Scaling up chemical recycling: OMV successfully starts-up new ReOil® plant
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Agilyx works with former Plastic Energy CEO on sourcing venture
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Brightmark files for bankruptcy at Indiana chemical recycling facility
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Origin Materials begins PET cap production for increased recyclability
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Toray develops chemical recycling technology for nylon 66
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Orion S.A. signs supply agreement for tire pyrolysis oil with Contec S.A.
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Carpet recycling capacity triples in Ventura County (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Researchers develop recyclable plastic that fully dissolves in the sea
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LG & Nissan adopt Japan based Sumitomo’s recycled PMMA
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Lummus and Resynergi Announce Commercial Availability of Microwave-Powered Plastic Pyrolysis Technology
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Nylon Recycling: Stretching Toward Circularity
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The effects of recycling legislation on chemical recycling
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ETH Zürich develops PMMA chemical recycling technique
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Axens and SOREMA partner to boost plastic waste recycling
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Empire Diversified Energy secures funding for US chemical recycling plant
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A significant step from Oerlikon Barmag and Evonik in chemical recycling of PET
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New Bio-Based Thermoset Offers Durability and Recyclability
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NL Chemical Recycler Pryme scales back chemical recycling rollout plans
The chemical recycling industry has done the same mistakes as the bioplastics industry, but worse…they have not advertised an inch,…
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Weakening End of Live Vehicles (ELV) circularity targets risks undermining Europe’s recycling efforts
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Bolder Industries receives equity fund investment
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Hard-to-recycle plastics can “mail it in” (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Commission approves €500 million French State aid scheme to support chemical recycling of plastic waste
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Beyond Recycling: How Enzymicals AG is Advancing Enzymatic PET Upcycling (FREE)
Every year, over 70 million tons of PET are produced globally, contributing to persistent plastic waste. While conventional recycling methods…
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NL Government to invest € 35 M in fake plastic recycling projects
Apparently, the NL government has too much money and wants to burn some cash — ADVERTISING – New revolutionary biodegradable…
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LSU researchers develops new recycling method
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US needs $43B to modernize recycling infrastructure (Report)
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Shein develops chemical recycling technology
ADVERTISING – New revolutionary biodegradable plastic resin from Symphony Environmental called ‘NbR’: Less fossil and CO2 emissions
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Ingka Sets €1bn Goal to Accelerate Recycling Capacity Expansion
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Chemical Recycling may get a death sentence under Trump administration
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Crucial role of pre-treatment in plastic photoreforming for precision upcycling
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Plastic recycling support in Egypt
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University of Alabama discovers new method for plastic recycling
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US researchers fully recycle CNT fibers to expand material lifecycle
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Turning plastic waste into bed frames (Video)
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LSU Researchers Create Low-Cost Method to Recycle Plastic
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AEPW releases new mechanical recycling ‘playbook’
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Farrel Pomini and Lummus partner on chemical recycling
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How the value chain impacts the deployment of mechanical and chemical recycling in the European automotive plastic sector
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Catalytic oxidation upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate to commodity carboxylic acids
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