PureCycle, iSustain Recycling introduce PureZero™ to the Plastics Recycling Conference
PureCycle Technologies (Nasdaq: PCT) is collaborating with iSustain Recycling to implement its PureZero™ program at the Plastics Recycling Conference in Washington, D.C., from March 7-9, 2022. This initiative aims to achieve a PureZero waste footprint during the event, which attracts over 2,000 attendees.
The program focuses on recycling No. 5 plastics, transforming them into reusable materials. A QR code on polypropylene cups will guide attendees to learn more about the partnership, promoting sustainability in waste management.
- Collaboration with iSustain Recycling enhances sustainability efforts.
- PureZero™ program aims to create a waste-free conference environment.
- Recycling initiative targets polypropylene waste, promoting circular economy.
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ORLANDO, Fla., March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCT) and iSustain Recycling, Inc. (a certified woman-owned business) are teaming up to bring PureCycle's PureZero™ program to the Plastics Recycling Conference in the Washington, D.C. area, March 7-9, 2022. The Plastics Recycling Conference will be the first sustainability conference to adopt the PureZero™ program. The conference is the largest gathering of plastics recycling and sustainability innovators in North America and attracts more than 2,000 professionals, community leaders, and industry decision-makers. iSustain Recycling and PureCycle will work together to ensure a PureZero waste footprint to reduce the environmental impact of the conference on the community.
The PureCycle PureZero™ waste program transforms No. 5 plastic waste found at sporting events, conference venues, and retail shops to create recycled material that can be used to make countless products, and those products can be recycled and remade over and over again. PureCycle uses a patented process that brings plastic waste full circle, helping keep this common plastic waste from entering waterways, flowing into oceans, or being buried in landfills.
Tamsin Ettefagh, chief sustainability officer, PureCycle said, "If our global consumption rates continue and new plastic production capacity outpaces recycling capacity, we believe carbon consumption will continue to rise at unsustainable rates. There is no doubt that people are consuming too much polypropylene, but that can change if we treat plastic waste as a renewable resource instead of disposable trash. We are thrilled to partner with iSustain Recycling to bring the PureZero™ program to one of the top recycling and sustainability conferences in North America. Bringing our message to the top advocates for sustainability in the nation is key for inspiring systemic change."
Dawn Huber, chief executive officer, iSustain Recycling said, "iSustain's primary goal has always been to help both large and small industries across North America improve landfill diversion. We have provided the onsite plastics recycling to the Plastics Recycling Conference since 2016, but this year we decided to team up with PureCycle to make the process even more sustainable through the PureZero™ program. I know that this program will allow us to divert even more waste from ending up in our landfills, streets, and waterways."
iSustain Recycling and PureCycle will provide polypropylene cups (designated as No. 5 plastic) to be used during the conference. To drive awareness and to help ensure the plastic cups are disposed of in the provided recycling bins at the conference, they will be printed with a QR code, which will lead the attendees to an informative webpage describing the program and partnership.
Through iSustain Recycling's partnership with the Tennessee Aquarium on Micro Plastics research and to raise more awareness about the impact they have on our rivers, lakes and estuaries, iSustain Recycling will exhibit a larger-than-life artistic display "#TrashyTheTrout" at their booth. "Trashy the Trout" was created using plastic waste collected from local Tennessee River watersheds.
Since iSustain Recycling's inception in 2014 they have helped to divert close to three quarters of a billion pounds of plastics, paper, metal, electronics, and food waste from landfill by utilizing any methods available within the mechanical, chemical, reuse and waste to energy sectors and have partnered with major manufacturers of plastic packaging to provide recycling solutions to their customers and increase circularity. To learn more, visit iSustainrecycling.com.
iSustain Recycling Contact
Mark Huber
423-668-0111
mh@isustainrecycling.com
PureCycle Contact
Anna Farrar
afarrar@purecycle.com
954.647.7059
About PureCycle Technologies
PureCycle Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of PureCycle Technologies, Inc., holds a global license to commercialize the only patented solvent-based purification recycling technology, developed by The Procter & Gamble Company, for restoring waste polypropylene (PP) into ultra-pure resin. The proprietary process removes color, odor and other contaminants from recycled feedstock resulting in ultra-pure polypropylene suitable for any PP market. To learn more, visit purecycle.com.
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