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VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires Samex Environmental
2025-03-25 14:19:05| Waste Age
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Mango Materials Transforms Methane to Biopolymer
2025-03-25 13:12:31| Waste Age
California-based Mango Materials converts methane into the biopolymer polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), scaling operations at Vacavilles Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant to advance sustainable plastic alternatives. Co-founded by Allison Pieja, Molly Morse, and Anne Schauer-Gimenez, the company aims to produce a billion pounds of biopolymer through decentralized manufacturing, leveraging methane from waste facilities to drive cost-effective, carbon-negative production. [ more ]
Category: Energy and Environment
Emily Friedman on 2025 Recycled Plastics Market and Trends
2025-03-25 02:09:21| Waste Age
The waste industry is no stranger to new factors entering the space and changing how different companies handle materials. So far in 2025, things are moving very quickly with changes to policies, new tariffs, and the ever-rising costs of business, operation, and more. At the Plastics Recycling Conference this week, Emily Friedman took the stage to help keep us up to speed on the breakneck pace changes in the industry can have, price trends, and what the next 18 months may look like for U.S. RPET, sustainability commitment, legislation, and trade trends. [ more ]
Category: Energy and Environment