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Circular Plastics Taskforce Launches BiblioFlex Project for Flexible Packaging

Polymart MagazineDecember 6, 2025December 6, 2025

by Polymart MagazineDecember 6, 2025December 6, 2025

The Circular Plastics Taskforce, ÉEQ and Recycle BC launch the BiblioFlex Project to improve data, performance, and recovery of flexible plastic packaging. The Circular Plastics...

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ALPLA Wins Grant, Launches New Venture to Pioneer Food-Grade HDPE Recycling

Polymart MagazineDecember 5, 2025December 5, 2025

by Polymart MagazineDecember 5, 2025December 5, 2025

ALPLA secures a major grant and establishes a new recycling company to advance food-grade HDPE recycling technology and strengthen circular plastic systems. ALPLA is working...

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Colorado NGO and Recycler Partner to Advance Waste Innovation

Polymart MagazineDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

by Polymart MagazineDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

A Colorado-based NGO partners with a recycling company to drive innovation in waste management and accelerate sustainable recycling solutions. Nonprofit organization Circular Colorado will develop...

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Ducor Petrochemicals and Blue Circle Olefins partner on bio and carbon recycled PP

Polymart MagazineNovember 18, 2025November 18, 2025

by Polymart MagazineNovember 18, 2025November 18, 2025

Ducor Petrochemicals and Blue Circle Olefins have signed an agreement to produce and co-market segregatedbio-polypropylene and carbon recycled polypropylene (PP). The companies aim to meet increasing market demand...

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WM Now Accepts To-Go Cups in Curbside Recycling

Polymart MagazineNovember 13, 2025November 13, 2025

by Polymart MagazineNovember 13, 2025November 13, 2025

WM, North America’s leading environmental solutions provider and largest recycler, has added plastic cups made of polypropylene and paper to-go cups to its universal list...

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LYB and Nippon Paint China collaborate to help close the loop for coating packaging barrels

Polymart MagazineNovember 12, 2025November 12, 2025

by Polymart MagazineNovember 12, 2025November 12, 2025

LyondellBasell (LYB), a global leader in the chemical industry, and Nippon Paint China, a leading paint manufacturer and service provider, have jointly launched their first...

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Inside India’s bid to ditch plastic: Balrampur Chini powers a sugarcane-based packaging shift

Polymart MagazineNovember 12, 2025November 12, 2025

by Polymart MagazineNovember 12, 2025November 12, 2025

Balrampur Chini leads India’s drive to replace plastics with sugarcane-based biodegradable packaging, boosting sustainability and innovation. As sustainability evolves from a boardroom priority to a...

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Official opening of “Områ” transforms Norway’s plastic recycling capability

Polymart MagazineNovember 6, 2025November 11, 2025

by Polymart MagazineNovember 6, 2025November 11, 2025

A new chapter for circular plastics in Europe begins today with the official opening of Områ, Norway’s new national facility for sorting all types of...

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Upcycle Project Turns Non-Recyclable Plastics into Packaging

Polymart MagazineNovember 5, 2025November 21, 2025

by Polymart MagazineNovember 5, 2025November 21, 2025

The Upcycle project has officially launched, funded by Horizon Europe under the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA) and coordinated by Aalborg University in...

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TotalEnergies Corbion introduces more sustainable packaging for Luminy® PLA

Polymart MagazineOctober 29, 2025November 3, 2025

by Polymart MagazineOctober 29, 2025November 3, 2025

TotalEnergies Corbion, a global leader in bioplastics, has announced a new step toward circularity with the launch of redesigned bags for Luminy® PLA, featuring 30% post-industrial recycled...