Renewlogy joins Plastics-To-Fuel and Petrochemistry Alliance

The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC’s) Plastics-to-Fuel and Petrochemistry Alliance (PFPA) has announced that Renewlogy, formerly PK Clean, will become its newest member. Renewlogy, based in Salt Lake City, joins technology providers Agilyx, RES Polyflow and Vadxx Energy in PFPA membership.

“Renewlogy is excited to join PFPA in educating policymakers, communities and others about the important benefits of pyrolysis technologies,” says Renewlogy CEO and founder Priyanka Bakaya. “In addition to creating valuable products from postuse plastics, these technologies can help us reduce the amount of plastics in our waterways.”

Earlier this year, Renewlogy announced plans to open a second facility in Canada that will be operational by early 2018.

The Washington-based ACC says adding Renewlogy to its membership is the latest milestone in PFPA’s forward momentum. In May, the Florida State House and Senate unanimously passed legislation that will help Florida meet its recycling goal and create new manufacturing jobs. The legislation classifies specified postuse plastics as “recovered materials,” so facilities that use technologies such as pyrolysis to convert those plastics into fuels, chemicals and other feedstocks are classified as manufacturing facilities, not as waste management facilities.

In April, Argonne National Laboratory, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, concluded that using pyrolysis to convert postuse nonrecycled plastics into ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel results in significant energy and environmental benefits. The peer-reviewed analysis found that this process can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 14 percent, water consumption by up to 58 percent and traditional energy use by up to 96 percent when compared to ULSD produced from conventional crude oil.

“More governments, communities and businesses are looking for innovative solutions to better manage our postuse resources,” says Craig Cookson, ACC senior director, recycling and energy recovery. “Plastics-to-fuel technologies can help us recover more post-use plastics, generate useful products, create jobs and lower our environmental footprint. We are thrilled to have Renewlogy join our efforts.”