This Is Plastics: Revolutionizing Polypropylene (PP) Recycling

Rethinking Recycling

PureCycle Technologies partnered with Milliken & Company and the world’s largest food and beverage company, Nestlé S.A. to open its first plant to restore used polypropylene (PP) plastic to ‘virgin-like’ quality with a revolutionary recycling method. PureCycle’s patented recycling process, developed and licensed by Procter & Gamble (P&G), separates color, odor and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into virgin-like resin. Milliken, whose additives will play a critical role in reinvigorating recycled polypropylene, has formed an exclusive supply relationship with PureCycle to help solve the plastics end-of-life challenge. Nestlé is working with PureCycle to develop new packaging materials that help avoid plastic waste, in line with the company’s commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.

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OceanBound Plastic Program

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State-of-the-art MRF

Orlando, FL

Hefty® EnergyBag®

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Hefty® EnergyBag®

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Chicago Healthcare Plastics Recycling

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Bag-2-Bag® Recycling

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Indiana Recycling Expansion

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Waste Polystyrene as Feedstock

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New Recycling Technologies on Display

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Home for Foam

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Better Recycling (and Biodegradability) through Additives

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Circular Blu

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OceanBound Plastic Program

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NEMO for End of Life Vehicles

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Revolutionizing Polypropylene (PP) Recycling

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Pacific Northwest (PNW) Recycling Project

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Recycled PS Monomer

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Regenyx

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Geomembrane Recycling

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Materials Recovery for the Future (MRFF)

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NEMO for End of Life Vehicles

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Scoring a Goal, Closing the Loop

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Carbon Renewal Technology

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Tennessee Recycling Expansion

Morristown, TN

Bag-2-Bag® Recycling

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EcoStar

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  • 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.

PureCycle Technologies partnered with Milliken & Company and the world’s largest food and beverage company, Nestlé S.A. to open its first plant to restore used polypropylene (PP) plastic to ‘virgin-like’ quality with a revolutionary recycling method. PureCycle’s patented recycling process, developed and licensed by Procter & Gamble (P&G), separates color, odor and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into virgin-like resin. Milliken, whose additives will play a critical role in reinvigorating recycled polypropylene, has formed an exclusive supply relationship with PureCycle to help solve the plastics end-of-life challenge. Nestlé is working with PureCycle to develop new packaging materials that help avoid plastic waste, in line with the company’s commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.

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Advancing Recycling Innovation

Revolutionizing Polypropylene (PP) Recycling

Ironton, OH

By PureCycle Technologies, Milliken & Company and Nestle SA

PureCycle Technologies partnered with Milliken & Company and the world’s largest food and beverage company, Nestlé S.A. to open its first plant to restore used polypropylene (PP) plastic to ‘virgin-like’ quality with a revolutionary recycling method. PureCycle’s patented recycling process, developed and licensed by Procter & Gamble (P&G), separates color, odor and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into virgin-like resin. Milliken, whose additives will play a critical role in reinvigorating recycled polypropylene, has formed an exclusive supply relationship with PureCycle to help solve the plastics end-of-life challenge. Nestlé is working with PureCycle to develop new packaging materials that help avoid plastic waste, in line with the company’s commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.

Why it Matters

Connections like these—between material supplier, processor and buyer—are the fastest way to close the loop on plastic materials and catalyze change in the market. Moreover, this new technology will create a bigger source for recycled plastics meaning that more and more of the polypropylene products you rely on (think durable packaging,

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