Plastics Industry Sees Sustainable Start in an Ohio Plant

by Elyse Ohryn | Dec 30, 2022 | News

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,...

Industry Dreams of Chemical Recycling

by Erin Shea | Dec 13, 2022 | News

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...

Alterra Boosts Production

by Erin Shea | Nov 23, 2022 | News

Plastics News, Alterra Boosts Production View...

The Plastics Industry Says Advanced Recycling is a Solution to the Plastic Waste Crisis. But Environmental Groups Disagree.

by Erin Shea | Oct 21, 2022 | News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The plastics industry says there is way to help solve the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the planet’s oceans, beaches and lands— recycle it, chemically. Chemical recycling typically uses heat or chemical solvents to break down plastics into liquid...

Advanced Recycling: Plastic Crisis Solution or Distraction?

by Erin Shea | Oct 21, 2022 | News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The plastics industry says there is a way to help solve the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the planet’s oceans, beaches and lands— recycle it, chemically. “What we are trying to do is really create a circular economy for plastics because we...