How Do We Make Green Plastic Pellets A Factory Tour ...

Exxon's proposal for a plastics factory on the Gulf Coast raises alarms for a community already dealing with pollution.

then shredding the plastic into small pellets. "We've got employees that are basically refinery operators," plant manager Jason Sasse added. "So they take the plastic pellet and they convert that ...

First, 45,000 pounds of plastic pellets arrive by truck from Tennessee. The pellets are stored in giant silos until they make their way into the factory. Nalgene prides itself on being an American ...

This monstrosity will produce tens of millions of tons of plastic. Federal biologists warn that plastic pellets may spill into an important Texas estuary and harm endangered whooping cranes. Formosa ...

Some plastics, including a type that Convergen uses in its pellets, HDPE, are known to contain toxic PFAS, or can become contaminated during manufacturing, according to the EPA. The factory also ...

A view of the cogeneration plant operated by the University of North Carolina, located a half-mile from the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. (Photo: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News) CHAPEL HILL — On a Friday ...