The company found that it is possible to recover tens of thousands of tons of valuable small materials (e.g., plastics like polypropylene) from materials recovery facilities (MRFs) and glass recycling plants located across the USA. There is the potential, with the right equipment, to successfully recycle large volumes of these materials, rather than see them reduced to waste. Discarded materials at glass recycling plants can now be sorted and directed to appropriate bales for sale in the recycled materials market.
These findings prove the positive economic and environmental impact related to the recovery of small-format packaging. This has led to the launch of Closed Loop Partners’ Centre for the Circular Economy’s new industry collaboration, the Consortium to Recover Small-Format Packaging.
