Recycling of ocean plastic (OP) and ocean-bound plastic (OBP) has received heightened attention from brands looking to sell products to well-intentioned consumers wanting to keep plastics out of the oceans. "OBP" refers to plastic that has been captured before entering the ocean and should not be co...
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News Commentary | April 29, 2022
Sealed Air, ExxonMobil, and Ahold Delhaize are collaborating on an initiative to recycle flexible plastic food packaging. The packaging waste will be recycled with ExxonMobil's thermal plastic‑to‑plastic pyrolysis technology. However, it is unclear if chemical recycling is necessary to convert the ... Not part of subscription
Research Report | April 29, 2022
A huge amount of corporate, consumer, and regulatory focus has been placed on the issue of plastic waste. This has resulted in a boom of innovation for recycling, but recycling is worthless without waste collection and the consolidation of inputs to actually get recycled. Despite that, there has not... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | May 24, 2022
Alpla has launched a returnable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for the Austrian market together with Vöslauer, a mineral water company. The bottle is made of PET with a recycled content of about 30% and goes through at least 12 usage cycles with an estimated lifespan of three to four years... Not part of subscription