Plastic Recycling
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The shutdown of Evergreen Recycling, once North America’s third-largest facility, alone eliminated the capacity to process roughly 4 billion bottles annually.
The launch of PReP 2.0 marks a new chapter in Nigeria’s journey toward a sustainable recycling economy.
The plant will have the capacity to recycle up to 38,000 tonnes of plastic each year.
The awards, accepted by Sustainability Head Meg Santos and Sustainability Manager Miggo Bautista, highlight Nestlé’s role in the effective implementation of the EPR Act.
This synthetic oil will serve as a petrochemical feedstock, allowing the production of recycled plastics that meet stringent quality requirements for food contact and medical applications.
Leading brands such as Milka and Oreo have already adopted trays made with recycled PET (rPET).
The study was funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), with test lab and innovation centre Impact Solutions as an industry partner.
In the new upgrading facility, Neste processes liquefied waste plastic together with crude oil.
He noted that the government is aware of the operational challenges faced by waste collection operators and is actively exploring ways to provide targeted support.
This initiative aligns with Nigeria’s National Policy on Plastic Waste Management, introduced in 2020 to strengthen collection, recycling, and circular economy solutions.
Environmental groups say the issue is compounded by weak waste management practices.
The facility was to use proven technologies to convert 450,000 tons of recycled plastic materials annually into feedstock for new materials.
The study found nanoplastic concentrations averaging 18.1 mg/m³ near the surface, declining to 10.9 mg/m³ at intermediate depths and 5.5 mg/m³ near the seafloor.
Since the program began, around 205,000 buildings have adopted the Zero Waste Management System.
“The next step” in the area of plastics “is to modernize America’s recycling infrastructure,” Eiisenberg said.
In May 2025, IFC introduced the Harmonized Circular Economy Finance Guidelines at the World Circular Economy Forum in Brazil.
SB 54 sets binding plastic reduction and recycling performance goals over the next decade, requiring producers to lower plastic volumes while improving recyclability and reuse rates.
Cordano has warned that plastic pollution is a “planetary problem” requiring urgent, coordinated global action.
Truncale dismissed the lawsuit against the environmental groups but allowed it to proceed against Bonta.
The board also saw a video on the county’s new “air burner” to efficiently dispose of large volumes of brush, trimmings and mulch.
Regionally, Asia Pacific leads with a 48.9% market share, followed by Europe at 31.2% and North America at 13.7%.
To tackle these challenges, Achinivu-Ibagere’s research team focuses on using materials from plants, like cellulose and lignin, to create biodegradable plastic substitutes.
The neuston is an underexplored enigma in science, but there are suggestions that some such organisms can use the ocean's plastics.
In the United States, inexpensive virgin resin is eroding demand for recycled feedstock, compressing margins and limiting profitability.