Listen to the Podcast Jeremy DeBenedictis shares an inspiring story about what it takes to become an environmental entrepreneur. As President of Alterra, Jeremy leads and mentors his team which has developed an innovative technology to help keep used plastics out of...
AKRON, OH — Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) toured Alterra, a plastics recycling company in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District. During the tour, Rep. Sykes met with Alterra’s leadership and workers to learn more about their efforts to turn...
Meet Jeremy: President, Alterra Jeremy became one of the first employees at Alterra so he could make a difference. “I had worked in a large company my entire career and got the entrepreneurial itch just as an opportunity arose in early 2011. I was lucky to have a...
New Facility Among Largest Recycling Capacity in the World Akron, OH – February 14, 2023: Today Alterra announces its license arrangement with a subsidiary of Freepoint Eco-Systems Holdings LLC (“Freepoint”) for a proposed 192,000 tonnes per annum advanced...
In Akron, Ohio, situated amid industrial buildings and auto service centers, is a small oasis of polished steel and nonslip scaffolding. The proprietors of this new facility hope it’s the future of the plastics industry. The facility, a pyrolysis plant run by Alterra,...
The Big Idea CIRCULAR DEBATE — How do you know when something is a solution or a problem? Oil and chemical companies are investing in a technology to melt down plastic back into its chemical components, arguing that it can help address the country’s plastics...