It started with an idea - What if we could wash without using water?

Inspiration

You have to wash plastic to recycle it, but traditional recycling technology uses billions of gallons of water each year in the process. A decade ago, we set out to change that. We discovered a process developed by Honeywell and the Department of Energy for recycling used HDPE oil bottles. This would be the inspiration for the process we utilize today.

Vision

Following years of research and development in conjunction with researchers from Honeywell, he expanded the process to clean PET beverage containers by combining a biodegradable solvent and liquid carbon dioxide to replace traditional water-based methods. With this newly patented technique, he gave the world a completely closed-loop plastic recycling system — one that uses no water and continually reuses the cleaning agents.

The company built around that idea is now known as ECO2 Plastics. We’ve assembled the finest, most experienced minds in the plastics and recycling industries to revolutionize the business. Recognizing the benefits of our process, the State of California supported the company with a loan in 2005. Private investors have invested over $40 million. We achieved full-scale production in California, and have potential for significant growth.

Innovation

But the idea doesn't stop here. We now see additional applications for this unique process and we are hard at work on next generation technology, such as work currently underway with USCAR.

We’re making plastic recycling more ecological, more economical, and quite simply more logical. A process we call eco.logical.recycling.

PET plastic flakes are a commodity product, processed and delivered to industry for use in hundreds of applications. Our product is virtually identical to traditionally recycled plastic, but produced in a more efficient and earth-friendly way.

Quality Assurance.

Our recycled plastic is of the highest quality. It is odor-free and contaminant-free to 100 parts per million. Every 1,000 pounds is tested for intrinsic viscosity, melt flow, density, moisture content and PVC content. You’re guaranteed a perfect product.

Supply Chain Stability.

Our process enables us to provide high-quality plastic flake at the lowest cost of production. In a commodity business, we are positioned as a company with staying power.

The Right Choice.

Your chemists won't find any difference between our flake and those from other companies, but your customers will — they want to buy green. With ECO2, you can give them an earth-friendly product at no extra cost to you.

We’re constantly refining our process to produce better and better recycled plastic. To learn more about our product and the results of our most recent quality tests, please contact our sales team.