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By recycling buoys and downlines into materials for new products instead of being sent to a landfill, Brightmark and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are taking meaningful and tangible steps to aid in handling the plastic waste crisis.

Brightmark's plant in Ashley, Indiana, is the first of its kind in the US to convert plastic waste into usable products, like wax and eco-friendly fuel, on a commercial scale. The company hopes its technology can help solve the growing problem of plastic waste.

San Francisco-based waste solutions company Brightmark LLC is attacking both challenges. Today they announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a partnership to construct a commercial-scale plastics renewal plant in South Korea with Seoul-based international petrochemical company SK Global Chemical.

Brightmark Energy LLC is planning to build a factory in Georgia that will convert Styrofoam cups and other plastic waste into fuel and chemicals. The $680 million plant will be the world’s biggest of its type, the company said in a statement on Monday. When completed, the facility will process 400,000 tons of trash into 64 million gallons of diesel and naphtha, as well as 20 million gallons of wax annually.

By 2050, there will be more plastic in our oceans than marine life. And plastic has a notoriously long life in landfills. We meet entrepreneurs discovering new ways to retrieve plastic from our waterways, turning it into fuel or back into plastic again. Others look to reduce single-use plastic in our daily lives, by working on alternative materials.

Brightmark CEO Bob Powell joins Yahoo Finance's On The Move panel to break down how his company is reimagining waste-to-energy solutions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Great awards. Green awards.

The Business Intelligence Group named Brightmark’s Ashley, Indiana Plastics Renewal Facility a Sustainability Initiative of the Year in the 2021 Sustainability Awards program. The Sustainability Awards honor those people, teams, and organizations who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice or overall mission.

Brightmark was named honorable mention in Fast Company’s First-Ever List of the Next Big Things in Tech 2021. Brightmark received recognition for its Ashley, Indiana Plastics Renewal Facility. Through a breakthrough proprietary process, Brightmark has the unique ability to recycle all types of plastic (1-7)–including the difficult-to-recycle plastic types—which cannot readily be recycled.

Brightmark is also leading the way in educating our youth and engaging them in ocean conservation. Teaming up with the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, the Brightmark team has developed classroom curriculums and activities for students to learn about and address ocean pollution issues. They have also sponsored the Frost Science Museum Volunteers for the Environment programs helping to clean up and restore south Florida shorelines.

The 2022 Northeast Indiana Manufacturing Awards highlighted some of the outstanding products created in Northeast Indiana.
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Could the ‘largest ever solicitation for plastics waste’ create a massive opportunity for material recovery facilities and municipalities across the US?

Brightmark Energy LLC is planning to build a factory in Georgia that will convert Styrofoam cups and other plastic waste into fuel and chemicals. The $680 million plant will be the world’s biggest of its type, the company said in a statement on Monday.

Brightmark will convert plastic medical waste, including Jamar’s PATRAN® slide sheets, into circular and sustainable products. SAN FRANCISCO, CA. and GREENDALE, WI – August 24, 2022 – Brightmark, a global waste solutions provider, and Jamar Health Products, a Wisconsin-based health care product manufacturer, today announced a strategic partnership to recycle plastic medical waste. Brightmark provides… Continue reading Brightmark Launches Medical Waste Recycling Program with Jamar Health Products

Brightmark and Buoy Team to facilitate recycling of inoperative mooring, boundary and informational buoys in the Florida Keys. SAN FRANCISCO & FLORIDA KEYS, FL – Sept. 13, 2022 – Brightmark LLC, the global waste solutions provider, and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), today announced a new plastic recycling partnership that will reduce… Continue reading Brightmark and NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Announce Buoy Plastic Recycling Partnership

CEO and founder Bob Powell shares how (and why) it’s important to win support for future plastics renewal plants as Brightmark works to create a world without waste. Read more on why Bob is credited as a “Peace Maker” during a time when local opposition arises in this exclusive article authored by Geoff Giordano in… Continue reading Brightmark CEO Featured in Plastics Engineering Magazine

Tasked to redesign the office space for waste solutions organization Brightmark, Arcsine wove together eco-forward materials and elements that echo the company’s unwavering dedication to a sustainable and waste-free environment. The office, which reopened in June 2021, is located in the heart of San Francisco’s famous Telegraph Hill neighborhood.

The Vlot anaerobic digestion project is anticipated to capture, clean, and convert methane from manure that would otherwise escape to the atmosphere on the Vlot Calf Ranch and dairy farm into renewable natural gas (RNG). When used in the transportation sector, renewable natural gas from dairy operations has a negative carbon intensity on a lifecycle basis under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. The Vlot Project is Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC’s first renewable natural gas project in the state of California.

Some companies are doing their due diligence in being eco-friendly, eco-conscious, sustainable companies that use sustainable materials and give back to the Earth! Here are ten sustainable brands to look out for in 2022.

Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation Expands High School Marine Science Curriculum to Include Plastics in Partnership with Brightmark FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (November 16, 2021) – Two powerhouses have come together to provide a marine sciences curriculum for high school students focused on the impacts of post-use plastics on oceans and marine life and the greater ecosystem… Continue reading Brightmark Partners with Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation

bp and Brightmark have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly evaluate opportunities for development of the next generation of plastic waste renewal plants in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

Could the ‘largest ever solicitation for plastics waste’ create a massive opportunity for material recovery facilities and municipalities across the US?

Brightmark Energy LLC is planning to build a factory in Georgia that will convert Styrofoam cups and other plastic waste into fuel and chemicals. The $680 million plant will be the world’s biggest of its type, the company said in a statement on Monday.

Brightmark will convert plastic medical waste, including Jamar’s PATRAN® slide sheets, into circular and sustainable products. SAN FRANCISCO, CA. and GREENDALE, WI – August 24, 2022 – Brightmark, a global waste solutions provider, and Jamar Health Products, a Wisconsin-based health care product manufacturer, today announced a strategic partnership to recycle plastic medical waste. Brightmark provides… Continue reading Brightmark Launches Medical Waste Recycling Program with Jamar Health Products

Brightmark and Buoy Team to facilitate recycling of inoperative mooring, boundary and informational buoys in the Florida Keys. SAN FRANCISCO & FLORIDA KEYS, FL – Sept. 13, 2022 – Brightmark LLC, the global waste solutions provider, and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), today announced a new plastic recycling partnership that will reduce… Continue reading Brightmark and NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Announce Buoy Plastic Recycling Partnership
Bright marks: significant milestones
We're working hard every day to create a world without waste. See what we've done and where we are heading with some of our most significant accomplishments to date.
Bright marks: significant milestones
We're working hard every day to create a world without waste. See what we've done and where we are heading with some of our most significant accomplishments to date.

With the establishment of this new facility, Brightmark will be the first new circular economy business in the Parkes Special Activation Precinct, as well as the first-of-its-kind advanced recycling, plastics renewal facility in Australia. Brightmark will be constructing the facility in partnership with the NSW Government, as part of its commitment to drive economic growth and prosperity in regional NSW.

Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation Expands High School Marine Science Curriculum to Include Plastics in Partnership with Brightmark FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (November 16, 2021) – Two powerhouses have come together to provide a marine sciences curriculum for high school students focused on the impacts of post-use plastics on oceans and marine life and the greater ecosystem… Continue reading Brightmark Partners with Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation

Brightmark and Buoy Team to facilitate recycling of inoperative mooring, boundary and informational buoys in the Florida Keys. SAN FRANCISCO & FLORIDA KEYS, FL – Sept. 13, 2022 – Brightmark LLC, the global waste solutions provider, and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), today announced a new plastic recycling partnership that will reduce… Continue reading Brightmark and NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Announce Buoy Plastic Recycling Partnership

Brightmark will convert plastic medical waste, including Jamar’s PATRAN® slide sheets, into circular and sustainable products. SAN FRANCISCO, CA. and GREENDALE, WI – August 24, 2022 – Brightmark, a global waste solutions provider, and Jamar Health Products, a Wisconsin-based health care product manufacturer, today announced a strategic partnership to recycle plastic medical waste. Brightmark provides… Continue reading Brightmark Launches Medical Waste Recycling Program with Jamar Health Products

Business Intelligence Group recognizes Brightmark’s Ashley, Indiana Plastics Renewal Facility as Sustainability Initiative of the Year.

The Vlot anaerobic digestion project is anticipated to capture, clean, and convert methane from manure that would otherwise escape to the atmosphere on the Vlot Calf Ranch and dairy farm into renewable natural gas (RNG). When used in the transportation sector, renewable natural gas from dairy operations has a negative carbon intensity on a lifecycle basis under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. The Vlot Project is Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC’s first renewable natural gas project in the state of California.

Certification ensures compliance with high ecological and social sustainability requirements, greenhouse gas emissions savings, and traceability throughout the supply chain Ashley, IN, December 09, 2021: Brightmark, LLC the global waste solutions provider, today announced that its Ashley, Indiana Plastics Renewal Facility has been ISCC PLUS (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) certified. The certification is provided by… Continue reading Brightmark Receives ISCC PLUS Certification

Chevron Corp. is doubling down on its plan to turn cow manure into renewable natural gas.

Peer-reviewed life cycle analysis of the company’s proprietary advanced plastics renewal recycling technology yields significant environmental savings. Brightmark, the global waste solutions company, today announced that a life cycle analysis of its plastics renewal technology has revealed that its proprietary, pyrolysis-based process produces 39%-139% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than equivalent products made from… Continue reading Brightmark’s Plastics Renewal Technology Reduces Carbon Footprint From Fuels By 39%-139%

Brightmark Named Honorable Mention in Fast Company’s First-Ever List of the Next Big Things in Tech New Recognition Program Highlights Tech Breakthroughs That Promise to Define the Future of Their Industries San Francisco, CA, November 18, 2021: Brightmark, the global waste solutions provider, today announced that it has been recognized as an Honorable Mention… Continue reading Brightmark Fast Company Next Big Things in Tech

Welcome to our 5 Year Impact Report. Our goal to Reimagine Waste is more than a mission—it’s a way of life. As 2021 marks our fifth anniversary, we’re proud and grateful to showcase our first-ever impact report—highlighting all we’re doing at Brightmark to create a world without waste. Within this report, you’ll learn: Our… Continue reading 5 Year Impact Report

Brightmark Energy, a San Francisco-based waste and energy development company, today broke ground on the nation’s first commercial-scale plastics-to-fuel plant in Ashley, Indiana. A total of 136 full time manufacturing jobs will be created in Northeast Indiana when all phases of the 112,000 square foot facility are operational

With the establishment of this new facility, Brightmark will be the first new circular economy business in the Parkes Special Activation Precinct, as well as the first-of-its-kind advanced recycling, plastics renewal facility in Australia. Brightmark will be constructing the facility in partnership with the NSW Government, as part of its commitment to drive economic growth and prosperity in regional NSW.

Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation Expands High School Marine Science Curriculum to Include Plastics in Partnership with Brightmark FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (November 16, 2021) – Two powerhouses have come together to provide a marine sciences curriculum for high school students focused on the impacts of post-use plastics on oceans and marine life and the greater ecosystem… Continue reading Brightmark Partners with Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation

Brightmark and Buoy Team to facilitate recycling of inoperative mooring, boundary and informational buoys in the Florida Keys. SAN FRANCISCO & FLORIDA KEYS, FL – Sept. 13, 2022 – Brightmark LLC, the global waste solutions provider, and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), today announced a new plastic recycling partnership that will reduce… Continue reading Brightmark and NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Announce Buoy Plastic Recycling Partnership

Brightmark will convert plastic medical waste, including Jamar’s PATRAN® slide sheets, into circular and sustainable products. SAN FRANCISCO, CA. and GREENDALE, WI – August 24, 2022 – Brightmark, a global waste solutions provider, and Jamar Health Products, a Wisconsin-based health care product manufacturer, today announced a strategic partnership to recycle plastic medical waste. Brightmark provides… Continue reading Brightmark Launches Medical Waste Recycling Program with Jamar Health Products
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