Jim Johnson Staff Reporter [email protected] (937) 964-1289 See All Staff Page Recent Stories APR's Recycling in Action Month to showcase plastics recovery efforts Association of Plastic Recyclers members around the United States are opening up their doors in May to the general public. Walmart signals expected failure to reach 2025 plastic recycling goals The retailer recently published an environmental, safety and governance report that indicates 2025 goals will likely not be met. Amcor takeover of Berry clears US antitrust hurdle Amcor plc is expected to complete purchase of Berry Global Group Inc. later this year. Amcor's takeover of Berry wins shareholder approval on both sides Stockholders of both Amcor plc and Berry Global Group Inc. voted to support the transaction by a wide margin. Recycler Resynergi to begin commercial production with new funding Resynergi, a chemical recycling company that uses pyrolysis, is receiving additional cash that will allow the company to commission commercial production. Amcor already considering divestitures ahead of Berry takeover Combining the two plastic packaging companies will allow for a review of the larger company's portfolio with an eye toward internal growth and more profit. Flexible films group launches new US-wide recycling directory The Flexible Films Recycling Alliance hopes to boost the recovery of post-consumer films, which has an abysmal recycling rate. PureCycle bullish despite warning in earnings report PureCycle Technologies Inc. recently leased a location in Pennsylvania to sort used polypropylene that's being sent to the company's chemical recycling facility in Ohio. Origin Materials making PET caps in Europe, preparing for US production The accomplishment comes ahead of plans to begin production in Michigan in early 2025. US PET bottle recycling rate jumps in 2023 New statistics released by the National Association for PET Container Resources indicate the recycling rate was 33 percent, up from 29 percent in 2022. Coca-Cola eases back on pledge for reusable packaging Environmental groups are complaining that the beverage giant allegedly backed away from reusable packaging goals. Chemical recycler Aduro selling shares for R&D funding Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. expects to raise about $4 million through the stock offering. ‘Growth is mandatory' for compounder, recycler Sirmax The Italy-based compounder and recycler expects to spend a total of 30 million euros on separate projects to expand in both the United States and India. Biolive making plastics from pits ExxonMobil, California face off in massive suit over plastics recycling California is going after ExxonMobil Corp. in a both-barrels-blazing lawsuit, attempting to lay the problems with plastics and plastics recycling at the oil giant's feet. Load More
