Circular Economy

Better collection systems can reduce contamination and improve the quality of recycled plastic feedstock before sorting, washing, and extrusion begin.

Reinforced active bioplastics combine mechanical strength, moisture resistance, and antioxidant performance to extend food shelf life.

Digital tools bring real-time data, traceability, and automated updates to LCA, improving environmental decisions across the value chain.

Foamed TPE and PP could replace non-recyclable automotive soft-touch structures while reducing weight and increasing recycled content.

Flexloop uses solvent extraction to remove inks, adhesives, odors, and contaminants from flexible films, enabling higher-quality recycled resin.

Plastic additives enabled global polymer growth, but today they also create new challenges for recycling, compliance, and circular material design.

Real-time resin diagnostics help processors monitor melt behavior, manage recycled-content variability, and improve plastics quality control.

Healthcare foams face growing pressure from PCR adoption, PFAS restrictions, EPR policies, and circularity goals across medical supply chains.

LEGO is reducing emissions and expanding the use of renewable, recycled, and mass-balance plastics across its global toy portfolio and supply chain.

Early plastics recycling succeeded with clean, single-resin streams but struggled with contamination, weak markets, and systems not designed for scale.

Plastics logistics evolved from bulk railcars to intermodal systems as trade, regulation, pellet loss, and sustainability reshape resin transport.

Heterogeneous thermal catalytic pathways for upcycling polyolefins offer a promising approach towards chemical circularity.