Chris Voloschuk

1 week ago | recyclingtoday.com | Chris Voloschuk

Greensboro, North Carolina-based Unifi Inc., maker of recycled and synthetic yarns such as its Repreve product, has announced the launch of Repreve with Ciclo technology—recycled polyester and nylon embedded with a biodegradable technology that enables synthetics to break down naturally. Unifi says Repreve with Ciclo technology was created in collaboration with Intrinsic Advanced Materials LLC, a joint venture between Parkdale Advanced Materials Inc.

2 weeks ago | recyclingtoday.com | Chris Voloschuk

In recent years, numerous brands have voluntarily set sustainability goals for their packaging with 2025 deadlines. Those goals include a range of targets, such as making their packaging more widely recyclable or using an increasing amount of recycled plastic in their products. However, as the year moves closer to its midway point, many brands have not met their 2025 goals.

2 weeks ago | recyclingtoday.com | Chris Voloschuk

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) issued an update on the state’s expanded polystyrene (EPS) food service ware ban April 4, saying the ban will be enforced going forward. The EPS ban is a component of the state’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (Senate Bill 54) that was passed in 2022.

2 weeks ago | plasticsmachinerymanufacturing.com | Chris Voloschuk

By Chris Voloschuk To Jon Buchan, Sawgrass Sustainable LLC truly is a technology company that happens to ply its craft in the polymers industry. “Where we excel is in conserving our planet’s precious resources,” he says. “And, to some degree, in our own small way, helping to ensure humanity’s ability to thrive into the future.” Sawgrass began in 2016 as a textile recycler specializing in processing nylon and polypropylene (PP) into fiber and pellets.

2 weeks ago | recyclingtoday.com | Chris Voloschuk

American Battery Technology Co. (ABTC), Reno, Nevada, recently announced the sale of one of its unused legacy properties located at 395 Logan Lane in Fernley, Nevada. The company, which specializes in the manufacturing and recycling of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), says the 12-acre property entered into contract to sell for $6.75 million and expects the transaction to close on or before July 10.