US PET recycling rates declined in 2024, but strong thermoform recovery, domestic feedstock investment, and supportive policy measures could stabilize and scale circular plastics.
PET recycling innovation Advances in sustainability do not always come from radical overhauls or high-cost industrial revolutions. Sometimes the most effective progress happens when small technical improvements deliver big, measurable change. This is exactly what Noyfil SA has achieved with a strategic upgrade to its r-PET regranulation process. It is a practical example of PET…
SK Chemicals secures Korea’s first fully integrated recycling chain with a new joint venture in China, ensuring stable feedstock sourcing and lowering costs in circular recycling plastics.
Researchers at Charles Darwin University are transforming discarded tires and plastics into durable, heat-resistant asphalt that could revolutionize road construction across Australia’s Northern Territory.
Fiji has launched a groundbreaking $10 million pyrolysis facility in Wainadoi that transforms plastic and tyre waste into usable fuel oil, boosting sustainability, innovation, and responsible waste management nationwide.
Discover how the Schwarz Group’s closed-loop PET bottle system recycles 100 percent post-consumer material, reduces emissions, saves resources, and creates a fully circular bottle lifecycle.
Global plastic production is surging, driven by oil-based plastics and rapid bioplastics growth, but slow recycling improvements and increasing landfill waste risk devastating ocean pollution and environmental harm.
Woodsy Owl’s battery recycling campaign gains strong traction in early test markets, expands toward CES 2026, and contrasts with ongoing challenges facing traditional recycling sectors.
Carbios moves closer to its first major technology license through a strategic collaboration with Wankai New Materials, advancing enzymatic PET recycling and plans for a large-scale China plant.
