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1. DOE Announces $14.5M To Combat Plastics Waste And Pollution 5/25/2021

   The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an investment of up to $14.5M for research and development to cut waste and reduce the energy used to recycle single-use plastics like plastic bags, wraps, and films

2. Braskem And Vartega Launch New Carbon Fiber Recycling Program For 3D Filament 5/19/2021

   Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the world, announces today its expanded partnership with Vartega Inc. ("Vartega"), a leading recycler of advanced materials including carbon fiber reinforced plastics, for a new 3D Printing Filament Recycling Program

3. New Technology Converts Waste Plastics To Jet Fuel In An Hour 5/17/2021

   Washington State University researchers have developed an innovative way to convert plastics to ingredients for jet fuel and other valuable products, making it easier and more cost effective to reuse plastics.

4. ORLEN Unipetrol Is Testing Chemical Recycling Of Waste Plastics 5/13/2021

   ORLEN Unipetrol has commissioned a pyrolytic testing unit for waste-plastics processing at its chemical plant in Litvínov. It will explore the possibilities of chemical plastic recycling and its potential implementation in standard production in the next three years

5. Coalition For American Electronics Recycling Praises Introduction Of Secure E-Waste Export And Recycling Act 5/12/2021

   Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Steve Stivers (R-OH) have introduced the Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act (SEERA), legislation that will protect the environment and national security by restricting export of untested, nonworking electronic scrap from the United States

6. Abt Electronics Unveils 30,000-Square-Foot Onsite Recycling Center 5/11/2021

   Known for its expansive green initiatives, 85-year-old Abt Electronics, the largest independently-owned, single-location retailer of electronics, appliances, and home goods in the country debuts a larger recycling center, becoming more efficient in its waste management and expanding its commitment to sustainability

7. Alfa Laval Partners With EasyMining To Develop Circular Solutions That Can Produce Value From Waste 5/11/2021

   Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has signed a partner agreement with EasyMining, an innovation company in the Swedish Ragn-Sells Group, to develop new processes and technologies to extract commercially valuable products from waste materials and enable circular solutions

8. Kinava Launches The Green-Waste-To-Biofuel Business With Hybrid Hydrothermal Carbonization Technology 5/9/2021

   Currently, the international communities are participating in Paris Agreement to fight against the climate change and pollution issues, as well as the depletion of the natural resources. In addition, the volume of food and household wastes is increasing at an explosive rate due to skyrocketing deliveries of household necessities in the context of social distancing and non-contact culture of Covid-19

9. Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Venturing Into The Production Of Hydrogen From Waste Plastic 5/6/2021

   Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has embarked on the development of technology for producing hydrogen using waste plastic and vinyl (hereinafter referred to as “waste plastic”)

10. LyondellBasell Starts Commercial Production Of Polymers Using Raw Material Derived From Plastic Waste 5/6/2021

    LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced another step towards its ambition to advance the circular economy by making virgin quality polymers from raw materials derived from plastic waste at its Wesseling, Germany, site. Produced by the thermal conversion of plastic waste, this raw material is converted into ethylene and propylene in the LyondellBasell production facilities, and then processed into polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) in the downstream units for plastics production.