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  1. Scraps To Synthetics 10/1/2020

    A new type of plastic made of reclaimed waste readily degrades in less than a year. The substance that will soon serve to manufacture and break down mainly disposable products in an ecofriendly way goes by the name of polyhydroxybutyrate.

  2. ReTo Eco-Solutions Subsidiary Begins Construction Of New Xinyi City Waste Treatment Center 9/23/2020

    ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. (the "Company," "we" or "ReTo") (NASDAQ: RETO), a one-stop, total technology solutions provider for the healthy improvement of ecological environments, today announced that its subsidiary, Xinyi REIT New Material Co., Ltd., has officially commenced construction of a new Xinyi City waste treatment center

  3. BASF Invests Into Pyrum As Part Of Its ChemCycling Project: Pyrolysis Oil From Waste Tires As Additional Raw Material Source Next To Oil From Mixed Plastic Waste 9/21/2020

    BASF SE is to invest €16M into Pyrum Innovations AG, a technology company specialized in the pyrolysis of waste tires, headquartered in Dillingen/Saar, Germany. With the investment, BASF will support the expansion of Pyrum’s pyrolysis plant in Dillingen and the further roll out of the technology

  4. U.S. EPA Settles With Metal Finishing Company Over Hazardous Waste Violations At Glendale, California Facility 9/21/2020

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Automation Plating Corporation over federal hazardous waste violations at their metal finishing facility in Glendal

  5. PathogenX Teams With Invotek Group To Meet Manufacturing And Distribution Demands For PX2 Technology 9/16/2020

    Carmel-based PathogenX, a medical device company that develops, manufactures, and distributes proprietary technology designed to dramatically simplify the process of medical waste disposal, has announced a partnership agreement with Toronto-based Invotek Group, Inc. (IGI) a world class global producer of digitally connected electronics assemblies, to help ramp up the production and distribution of PathogenX’s PX2 technology. PathogenX’s PX2 is a stand-alone, double-batch on-site sterilization device which safely and efficiently renders regulated medical sharps and

  6. Three-Year Cleanfarms Project Focusing On Improving Ag Plastic Recycling 9/16/2020

    An innovative multi-year initiative that is helping to recover and recycle plastic used on farms will ramp up this fall, providing more Canadian farmers with opportunities to manage plastic waste in environmentally responsible ways

  7. OECD Countries Make Partial Progress Updating Rules On International Shipping Of Plastic Waste 9/11/2020

    OECD countries have agreed to update rules on the export of hazardous plastic waste for recycling in line with international changes so that advance consent from destination countries will be required ahead of shipping

  8. Reducing, Reusing And Recycling Mining Waste 9/11/2020

    Collaborative research that has significant potential benefits for the mining industry and carbon capture was the focus of Dr Jessica Hamilton’s winning presentation in the Australian Falling Walls Lab competition this week.

  9. Loop Industries And SUEZ Announce Strategic Partnership To Build First Infinite Loop Facility Producing 100% Recycled And Infinitely Recyclable Plastic In Europe 9/10/2020

    Today, Loop Industries, a leading innovator in sustainable plastics technology, and SUEZ, a world leader in environmental services, announce plans to build the first Infinite Loop recycling facility in Europe.

  10. LyondellBasell Successfully Starts Up New Pilot Molecular Recycling Facility 9/8/2020

    LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, today announced the successful start-up of its MoReTec molecular recycling facility at its Ferrara, Italy, site.