PORTSMOUTH, N.H.,
May 15,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyclyx International, a post-use
plastic innovator that develops solutions to unlock plastic's
recycling potential, announces it has been selected by the American
Chemistry Council (ACC) as the 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award
winner in the External Collaborator category. This award recognizes
Cyclyx for its collaborative work with ACC members ExxonMobil and
LyondellBasell.
ACC's Sustainability Leadership Awards honor member companies
for their achievements and contributions to sustainability across
the following priority areas: Product Safety, Innovation &
Transparency; Environmental Protection; Circularity; and Social
Responsibility & Community Engagement. The External
Collaborator award recognizes an organization that has collaborated
with an ACC member on an initiative that has made significant
contributions to drive sustainability and innovation. ACC convened
a judging panel made up of external sustainability leaders from
academia, nonprofit, and media sectors to review and select the
award winners. The judging panel chose winning initiatives based on
a range of factors, including the level of innovation the
initiative demonstrated, the scope and reach of its impacts, and
the extent to which it addresses priorities outlined in ACC's
Sustainability Principles and the UN Sustainable Development
Goals.
Cyclyx CEO, Joe Vaillancourt,
explains, "We are honored that Cyclyx received this incredible
recognition for our efforts to turn plastic waste into a valued
resource. Our innovative approach demonstrates what's
possible—all-plastic collection through our 10to90 programs,
chemical characterization to understand the plastic waste, and
custom compounding of recipes for our recycling partners. We strive
to be good stewards of this underutilized resource, building out
the necessary infrastructure to support a plastic circular economy.
The ACC's selection of Cyclyx for this award is a privilege and
validation of the amazing work happening by all stakeholders
brought together through the Cyclyx Consortium."
Through its 10to90® mission brand, Cyclyx aims to increase the
recyclability of plastic from 10% to 90%. By implementing 10to90
all-plastic collection and landfill-diversion programs in
communities, a wider variety of plastic materials—including
hard-to-recycle materials like used food packaging, packaging foam,
bubble wrap, and more—has the potential to enter a recycling
pathway. One example includes 10to90 programs created by Cyclyx at
collection sites and schools in the City
of Houston through which over 440,000 pounds of plastic
waste have been collected to date.
Leveraging predictive modeling based on the Cyclyx database
built over 20 years, Cyclyx analyzes samples of the aggregated
plastic waste for chemical composition and polymer type. The
materials collected from the Houston 10to90 programs will be sent to the
the first-of-its-kind Cyclyx Circularity Center (CCC1), a custom
compounding and processing facility located in the Houston
Tradeport, when CCC1 becomes operational in mid-2025. CCC1 will
sort, custom compound, and pre-process plastic waste into a
feedstock that meets the technical specifications of companies like
ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell. The CCC1 will have the capacity to
produce 300 million pounds of plastic recycling feedstock per
year.
Media Contact
Melissa Emmott
VP, Marketing and Programs
memmott@cyclyx.com
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