Teijin Ltd. has [announced](http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy/business/AJ201212030095) it has developed a **new polyester-fiber recycling technology** that it will utilize in a plant in China. The plant will begin operations at the end of 2013 and will eventually process an estimated 20,000 tons of polyester fiber annually.
Minneapolis-based HDI Plastics has signed an agreement with the Eastland Economic Development Corp. to begin construction on a **75,000-square-foot plastics recycling facility in Eastland, Texas** next year that will employ 75 people in the first phase and eventually 200 people, reports the [_Reporter-News_](http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/dec/12/minneapolis-plastic-recycling-company-to-build/). An estimated $4 million will be initially invested.
The **California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery** has [published a case study](http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Publications/Detail.aspx?PublicationID=1432) on how **extended producer responsibility** can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It estimates how the distance between the point of collection and point of reprocessing will diminish greenhouse gas emission savings.
**Iowa City, Iowa's City Council and city staff aren't interested in a plastic bag ban**, despite periodic calls for such a measure, and instead want to stay on their current course of encouraging residents to recycle the totes at various locations, reports the [_Press-Citizen_](http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012312050008). "We've done a pretty good job on education and outreach," Jennifer Jordan, Iowa City's recycling coordinator told the paper.
The U.K.'s **Eco Plastics**, which operates a PET recycling plant jointly with Coca-Cola, is expanding its recycling capacity after completing a new **6 million GBP ($9.72 million) funding round**, reports [_BusinessGreen_](http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2231189/eco-plastics-raises-gbp6m-for-continued-expansion-drive). A senior official at the company says that Eco Plastics is "now ready to tackle another period of rapid growth."
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