Industrial Recycling

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One Man’s Trash is Looptworks’ Treasure– Upcycling at It’s Finest

Innovations for Sustainability: Looptworks The circumstances surrounding the looming recycling crisis are ushering businesses and makers in the direction of sustainability, and some of the results are quite remarkable. One such company that deserve...

Agilyx Works to Make Plastics a Renewable Resource

Innovations for Sustainability Did you know that only a mere 14% of plastics are actually recycled? It’s a staggering statistic. What about the other 86%? Some of it is fated for landfills, and worse yet, some of it ends up in our oceans, rivers, a...

Fiberon Decking: A Sustainable Approach to Manufacturing

Innovations for Sustainability– Rays of Hope for the Future The only real way to spur big changes is to start with small ones. Many companies across the globe recognize the inherent issues with the way we currently approach waste and recycling, so ...

Lafarge Cement Company and Their New, Green System

Innovations for Sustainability– Rays of Hope for the Future The state of the planet is dire, and the only real solution is innovation. Outside-the-box thinking and methods of production, and new approaches recycling are key in moving forward in a w...

Part 5: A Case Study in Handling Plastic Recycling Waste

The Problem: China’s Import Ban on Recyclables Adversely Affecting Domestic Recyclers Since the 1980s China had imported more than half the world’s annual recyclables, including (according to Greenpeace) an average of almost 9 million met...