Agilyx collaborates with Dolco Packaging

Dolco Packaging, Decatur, Indiana, a Tekni-Plex business, has announced a new collaboration with Agilyx Corp., Tigard, Oregon, to expand recycling of polystyrene (PS) packaging and other PS consumer goods, Dolco reports in a news release.

Agilyx is a leader in chemical recycling of postuse plastics back into polymers, chemicals and low-carbon fuels. The company has developed a system that is capable of recycling PS scrap into styrene monomer, which can be used to create new PS.

“As a leading manufacturing of PS egg cartons and food trays, our Wenatchee, Washington, facility already recycles approximately 4 million pounds annually of our own postindustrial scrap and puts it back into our manufacturing process. For many years, we have also invited the local community to drop off used PS packaging. Now, we are increasing our efforts by taking what we have collected from the community, as well as some of our industrial scrap, and giving it to Agilyx who will use its proprietary technology to recycle it into next-generation PS,” says Jay Arnold, senior vice president and general manager at Dolco.

Dolco’s Wenatchee facility plans on supporting the initiative by increasing its community outreach efforts so that even more area consumers are aware of the collection point.

“We are very excited to be working with Dolco to create new circular pathways for postuse PS,” says Joe Vaillancourt, CEO of Agilyx. “We value their commitment to increase plastic recovery and recycling. It is our mission to increase plastic recovery globally from 10 percent to 90 percent through new plastic collection programs with companies that see the value. Dolco has proven to be a true leader in postuse plastic stewardship.”