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"Recycling Industry" News Archive
Sustainable Materials
Advancing Circularity: Eastman's Commitment to a Sustainable Future
Eastman leads the charge in recycling hard-to-recycle plastics into premium materials, epitomizing innovation with its groundbreaking molecular recycling facility in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Sustainability Governance
The UK Imposes Tax on Single-Use Plastics
The United Kingdom will be the first country to start applying a tax on plastic packaging, thus materializing what has already been announced in its 2018/19 Strategy on Resources and Waste.
Sustainable Materials
Plastic Recycling: Plastic Energy, Freepoint Eco-Systems and TotalEnergies Partner on Advanced Recycling Project in the U.S.
Plastic Energy Ltd., Freepoint Eco-Systems LLC and TotalEnergies have announced a strategic partnership in the U.S. Under this agreement, Plastic Energy and Freepoint Eco-Systems plan to build an advanced recycling plant in Texas, which will transform end-of-life plastic waste into a recycled feedstock called TACOIL using Plastic Energy’s patented technology. TotalEnergies will convert this raw material into virgin-quality polymers, which can be used for food-grade packaging.
Sustainable Supply Chains
Avery Dennison and Texaid Forge Strategic Alliance for Textile Recycling Ahead of EU Rule Revisions
Avery Dennison and Texaid collaborate to improve traceability and recycling in the garment industry ahead of revised EU textile waste regulations.
Sustainable Materials
Former Under Armour CEO Leads New Venture Reju, to Enhance PET Recycling
Paris-based Technip Energies partners with Under Armour and IBM to launch Reju, a cutting-edge PET recycling company, addressing the growing demand for recycled polyethylene terephthalate in textiles.
Sustainability Governance
The European Parliament's Environment Committee Takes a Stance Against Fast Fashion
Planned to be submitted before the summer, the new initiative seeks to curb the "fast fashion" business and promote circularity and sustainability as values for the future, including the introduction of the digital product passport.
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Sustainable Materials
Advancing Circularity: Eastman's Commitment to a Sustainable Future
Eastman leads the charge in recycling hard-to-recycle plastics into premium materials, epitomizing innovation with its groundbreaking molecular recycling facility in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Sustainability Governance
The UK Imposes Tax on Single-Use Plastics
The United Kingdom will be the first country to start applying a tax on plastic packaging, thus materializing what has already been announced in its 2018/19 Strategy on Resources and Waste.
Sustainable Materials
Plastic Recycling: Plastic Energy, Freepoint Eco-Systems and TotalEnergies Partner on Advanced Recycling Project in the U.S.
Plastic Energy Ltd., Freepoint Eco-Systems LLC and TotalEnergies have announced a strategic partnership in the U.S. Under this agreement, Plastic Energy and Freepoint Eco-Systems plan to build an advanced recycling plant in Texas, which will transform end-of-life plastic waste into a recycled feedstock called TACOIL using Plastic Energy’s patented technology. TotalEnergies will convert this raw material into virgin-quality polymers, which can be used for food-grade packaging.