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The plastics industry mainly uses PFAS as polymerization aids and this would be the main cause of PFAS emissions related to the life cycle of fluoropolymers.

The fashion industry is disrupting the PET circular economy by taking it into an application that recycles less than 1% of its products.

Outdoor apparel company Patagonia Inc. has partnered with two materials firms to produce one of its warmest parkas yet –– the StormShadow –– using high-performance textiles made from recycled coastal and marine plastic. Patagonia leveraged W.L. Gore & Associates’ development of expanded polyethylene (ePE) and married it with efforts by New York-based materials engineering company Bionic, which repurposes ocean-bound waste plastics in Costa Rica.

The V-Carbon technology is based on a patented “chemolysis” recycling process and offers up to 85% of carbon fiber’s original strength.

Colorado State University researchers say they have developed a series of polymers that mimic the properties of polyolefins and are more easily recycled.

Engel developed a technology that allows the production of parts with recycled plastic (PCR) at their core and virgin plastic at the skin.

Manufacturers can find additives in the market that could help them increase the PCR content and improve their final product quality.

Improvements in PCR supply and end-use standards could keep more plastics waste from landfills.

Government report cites benefits and concerns of using recycled materials in high-volume market.

U.S. recycling rate could be increased, and profitable business developed, by diverting recyclate for infrastructure.