National Waste and Recycling Association
recognizes first-of-its-kind facility for innovations in plastics
circularity
PHOENIX, July 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:
RSG) has been honored with the National Waste & Recycling
Association's (NWRA) 2023 Sustainability Game Changer Award for its
Polymer Center, celebrating the facility's innovative approach to
plastics circularity. The Polymer Center in Las Vegas is the first in a national network
under development to enable greater circularity for rigid plastics
and support sustainable packaging, helping customers achieve their
sustainability goals.
"Through the Polymer Center, we're transforming the plastics
value chain, from curbside collection to consumer packaging and
back again," said Pete Keller, vice president of recycling and
sustainability. "Our goal is to enable true bottle-to-bottle
circularity and help consumer packaged goods companies meet their
recycled content goals. We're grateful to NWRA for recognizing the
Polymer Center as 2023's Sustainability Game Changer."
Republic Services' Polymer Center processes sorted and baled
plastics from recycling facilities, further separating plastics by
type and color to produce hot-washed recycled PET flake and
color-sorted olefins. Republic also launched the Blue Polymers
joint venture to further process olefins from Polymer Centers and
create custom drop-in solutions for packaging manufacturers.
"Game changer means the narrative has shifted," said NWRA
President and CEO Michael E. Hoffman. "Republic Services
Polymer Center's strategy has changed the circular economy
narrative and demonstrated market-based circular solutions are
viable."
The company's second Polymer Center is under development in
Indianapolis, where it will be
co-located with a Blue Polymers facility. Construction is expected
to be complete later this year. Additional sites are planned to
create a regional hub-and-spoke network for nationwide
coverage.
About Republic Services
Republic Services, Inc. is a leader in the environmental services
industry. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides customers
with the most complete set of products and services, including
recycling, solid waste, special waste, hazardous waste and field
services. Republic's industry-leading commitments to advance
circularity and support decarbonization are helping deliver on its
vision to partner with customers to create a more sustainable
world. For more information, please
visit RepublicServices.com.
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