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AkzoNobel Launches Recycled Paint to Help Close Loop on Waste

AkzoNobel has become the first major manufacturer to launch recycled paint thanks to a ground-breaking partnership in the UK with resource management experts Veolia.

From Akzo Nobel N.V. 5 Oct 2019

PureCycle Successfully Obtains Clear Ultra-Pure Recycled PP Resin from Discarded Carpet

PureCycle Technologies has announced it has successfully completed purified waste carpet from its Feedstock Evaluation Unit (FEU), transforming discarded carpet into clear, odorless, Ultra-Pure Recycled Polypropylene (UPRP) resin through its proprietary plastics recycling technology, developed and invented by Procter & Gamble.

From PureCycle Technologies 4 Oct 2019

Plastic Recycling Accelerates: Valio Brings Recycled Plastic to Food Packaging

Valio is among the first food companies to begin using recycled plastic. This development in packaging is part of a larger goal: the food company wants to cut milk’s carbon footprint to zero by 2035.

From Valio Ltd 1 Oct 2019

Biosurfacant Derived from Rice Straw as Alternative to Chemicals in Soaps

A scientist has found a way to use one of the world’s most copious natural resources as a substitute for human-made chemicals in soaps and plenty of other domestic items.

24 Sep 2019

New Catalytic Reactor Recycles Greenhouse Gas to Produce Pure Liquid Fuel

An electrolyzer, which utilizes renewable electricity to synthesize pure liquid fuels, could be used to repurpose a common greenhouse gas in an efficient and eco-friendly manner.

4 Sep 2019

Researchers Aim to Make More Plastics Recyclable

So far, it has been nothing but the wishful thinking of numerous plastics recyclers that recyclability is taken into consideration directly from the very start of a product’s life cycle, at the design stage of a product. A new project is aiming to make this dream a reality.

4 Sep 2019