Again Technologies launches WireCycle LLC

Plastics recycler Again Technologies LLC has launched WireCycle LLC, its first biomimicry recycling facility, that will focus on recycling wire and cable residuals discarded after metals are recovered.

Again Technologies says WireCycle’s process recovers polyethylene (PE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which it considers to be the most dominant polymers found in these residuals. Claiming that less than 1 percent of postconsumer PVC currently is recycled in North America, the company says WireCycle is poised to address this material stream.

“Through WireCycle, this move reaffirms our commitment to driving innovation and sustainability in plastics recycling,” Again Technologies founder and CEO Claudine Osipow says. “By rethinking waste streams and investing in cutting-edge solutions, we are transforming how our industry manages, reuses and monetizes the increasing amount of plastic waste that would otherwise end up in landfills.”

Arlington, Texas-based Again says WireCycle’s operation is guided by its scalable biomimicry model—a practice that draws on “nature’s strategies” to create simple and repeatable solutions to human challenges. WireCycle focuses on patterned collection and feedstock consistency, ensuring the production of macropolymers pure enough to reenter mechanical and advanced recycling, as well as finished products.

Again says the modular design of WireCycle’s facility allows for an impactful cadence to tackle critical material streams locally while maintaining the required high standards of recycling and material recovery.