University of California

Closing the plastic loop

When we started using plastics about 70 years ago, not much thought — if any — was given to the implications of their lifespan and the fact that they can take centuries to decompose. Consequently, as ...
Business Insider

Loop Industries and thyssenkrupp Sign Global Alliance Agreement to Transform the Future of Sustainable Pet Plastic Manufacturing

Integration of technologies is intended to provide rapidly scalable Waste-to-Resin (“WTR™”) solution to supply the global demand for 100% sustainable PET and Polyester thyssenkrupp Industrial ...
KTLA

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Invests $10 Million in Closed Loop Partners' Circular Plastics Fund, Accelerating More Capital Toward Innovation and Infrastructure for ...

NEW YORK, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Closed Loop Partners announced a $10 million investment in its Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund from Japanese multinational banking and financial services ...
Recycling Today

Closed Loop Partners maps plastic recycling infrastructure, packaging waste in new tool

Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy has released its U.S. and Canada Recycling Infrastructure and Plastic Waste Map, a new tool that is part of the New York City-based company’s ...
Recycling Today

Closed Loop studies advanced recycling techniques

Recycling investment fund says chemical, or molecular, recycling methods for plastic can “move the needle” on the material’s recycling rate. Closed Loop says advanced recycling technologies can ...