This Is Plastics: EcoStar

Rethinking Recycling

Placon reclaims both post-consumer bottles and thermoforms that they recycle into their EcoStar material, which was founded on the belief that the recycling of existing PET containers is the responsible solution for the preservation of resources and reduction of landfill waste. With up to 100% recycled content and the highest clarity post-consumer recycled PET material in the industry, products made with EcoStar material deliver on both quality requirements and eco-friendly objectives.

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Hefty® EnergyBag®

Citrus Heights, CA

OceanBound Plastic Program

Chico, CA

State-of-the-art MRF

Orlando, FL

Hefty® EnergyBag®

Cobb County, GA

Hefty® EnergyBag®

Boise, ID

Chicago Healthcare Plastics Recycling

Chicago, IL

Bag-2-Bag® Recycling

North Vernon, IN

Indiana Recycling Expansion

Connersville, IN

Waste Polystyrene as Feedstock

St. James, LA

New Recycling Technologies on Display

Ipswich, MA

Home for Foam

Mason, MI

NEMO for End of Life Vehicles

Flint, MI

Hefty® EnergyBag®

Omaha, NE

Hefty® EnergyBag®

Lincoln, NE

Better Recycling (and Biodegradability) through Additives

Amherst, NH

Circular Blu

Bradford, NH

OceanBound Plastic Program

Greensboro, NC

NEMO for End of Life Vehicles

Waverly, OH

Revolutionizing Polypropylene (PP) Recycling

Ironton, OH

Pacific Northwest (PNW) Recycling Project

Portland, OR

Recycled PS Monomer

Tigard, OR

Regenyx

Tigard, OR

Geomembrane Recycling

Portland, PA

Materials Recovery for the Future (MRFF)

Birdsboro, PA

NEMO for End of Life Vehicles

Portland, PA

Scoring a Goal, Closing the Loop

Philadelphia, PA

Carbon Renewal Technology

Kingsport, TN

Tennessee Recycling Expansion

Morristown, TN

Bag-2-Bag® Recycling

Roanoke, TX

Plastic Asphalt

Freeport, TX

Pathway 21

Seattle, WA

EcoStar

Madison, WI

  • Modernizing Infrastructure

    Updating waste management infrastructure to collect and recycle more plastics.

  • Advancing Recycling Innovation

    Inventing new ways to generate value from used plastic.

  • Developing End Markets

    Connecting the demand for recycled plastics to the supply.

Placon reclaims both post-consumer bottles and thermoforms that they recycle into their EcoStar material, which was founded on the belief that the recycling of existing PET containers is the responsible solution for the preservation of resources and reduction of landfill waste. With up to 100% recycled content and the highest clarity post-consumer recycled PET material in the industry, products made with EcoStar material deliver on both quality requirements and eco-friendly objectives.

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Advancing Recycling Innovation

EcoStar

Madison, WI

By Placon

Placon reclaims both post-consumer bottles and thermoforms that they recycle into their EcoStar material, which was founded on the belief that the recycling of existing PET containers is the responsible solution for the preservation of resources and reduction of landfill waste. With up to 100% recycled content and the highest clarity post-consumer recycled PET material in the industry, products made with EcoStar material deliver on both quality requirements and eco-friendly objectives.

Why it Matters

A number of aesthetic concerns can scare manufacturers away from using recycled material (if it’s been used it often can’t look as new as products made with virgin resin, which might affect sales). Placon’s program addresses that by making clear products that consumers couldn’t distinguish from fresh plastics—and all the while creating a closed loop solution for PET products.

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