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Brightmark is founded and the executive team is assembled with veterans from the renewable energy industry.
Brightmark’s first project goes online in Sumter, South Carolina. The project uses biogas to produce electricity.
Brightmark receives a $250 million investment from Jackson Investment Group to support the development of new circularity centers.
Brightmark acquires its plastics renewal technology from former company RES Polyflow.
Brightmark reaches the successful closing of a $260 million financing package for the construction of the nation’s first commercial-scale plastics circularity center.
Brightmark launches its first-ever dairy renewable natural gas project in Yakima County, Washington.
Brightmark breaks ground on the nation's first commercial-scale plastics circularity center in Northeast Indiana.
Brightmark announces a nationwide site search for U.S. locations suitable for its next set of plastics circularity centers.
“Brightmark Energy” is officially relaunched as simply Brightmark on Earth Day 2020, and the company announces ambitious new environmental impact goals.
Brightmark and Chevron create a joint venture to produce and market dairy biomethane throughout the United States.
The company announces that it will build the world’s largest plastics renewal facility in Georgia.
Brightmark and bp announce plans to evaluate plastics renewal development opportunities at sites in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
Brightmark announces plans to construct a plastics circularity center for the Parkes Special Activation Precinct in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
Brightmark announces a partnership with Jamar Health Products, which will convert plastic medical waste, including Jamar’s PATRAN® slide sheets, into circular and sustainable products.
The partnership’s launch follows a successful pilot phase—by recycling these buoys and downlines into materials for new products instead of being sent to a landfill, Brightmark and FKNMS are taking meaningful and tangible steps to aid in handling the plastic waste crisis.
Some of our favorite stories
Business Intelligence Group recognizes Brightmark’s Ashley, Indiana Plastics Renewal Facility as Sustainability Initiative of the Year.
The Miami Herald Written by Ashley Miznazi At barn No. 5 at the Larson Dairy farm just north of Lake Okeechobee, a line of cows pump out milk bound for grocery stores shelves and family refrigerators across Florida. Being cows, they are also producing a steady supply of something else — manure, a lot of… Continue reading Producing power from cow poop: A Florida dairy aims to reduce climate impact of cattle
Inaugural Day of Action Ocean Cleanup Will Commemorate Curriculum Launch, Led by Fourth Graders from Both Coasts San Francisco, CA and Fort Lauderdale, FL, Sept. 12, 2023 – Brightmark, a circular innovation company with a mission to Reimagine Waste, and Guy Harvey Foundation (“GHF”), a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the marine environment, announced a… Continue reading Brightmark, Guy Harvey Foundation Launch Marine Science Curriculum, Educating K-5 Students on Plastic Pollution
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif—August 30, 2023—Today, the Business Intelligence Group named Brightmark’s “Reimagining Waste into Renewable Natural Gas” project as a Sustainability Initiative of the Year in the 2023 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. As… Continue reading Brightmark Awarded for Global Sustainability
Larson Family Farm’s Okeechobee Site Marks the First Renewable Natural Gas Project in Florida for the Venture San Francisco – August 23, 2023 – Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, a joint venture partnership between Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), and Brightmark Fund Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Brightmark LLC, announces the… Continue reading Brightmark and Chevron Achieve First Gas Milestone with Florida’s Largest Family Dairy
San Francisco, CA and Fort Wayne, IN – Brightmark, a circular innovation company with a mission to Reimagine Waste, in strategic partnership with Downtown Fort Wayne, announced a plastic recycling pilot as part of the 15th annual Lunch on the Square summer series, which runs through August 31, 2023. With the series projected to attract… Continue reading Brightmark, Downtown Fort Wayne Launch Plastic Recycling Pilot at Lunch on the Square Summer Series
SAN FRANCISCO/SAN RAMON, Calif., – May 31, 2023 – Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC is positioned to expand renewable natural gas (RNG) production with five new anaerobic digestion dairy farm projects in western Michigan, designed to convert animal waste to renewable fuels. Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC is a joint venture between Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary… Continue reading Brightmark, Chevron Partnership Expands to Michigan with its Second Largest Renewable Natural Gas Project to Date
Learn more about our marine recycling partnership with NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary here. NBC 6 Miami About the Program Brightmark and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are teaming up to effectively and sustainably decrease marine plastic pollution in the Florida Keys through strategic marine recycling. This first-of-its-kind plastics renewal program will… Continue reading Marine Recycling in the Florida Keys
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
On Tuesday, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), an ambitious legislative package aimed at tackling climate change on an unprecedented scale that we have never seen in the United States. For an effort that seemed dead in the water a few months ago, this final climate change package seems poised to… Continue reading A Long Overdue Path Forward
A local dairy operation is becoming more sustainable. Boadwine Dairy in Baltic is taking manure and turning it into renewable natural gas through the use of their new methane digesters.
It’s all a part of the Athena Project, a partnership with Brightmark, to bring agricultural sustainability to the next level.
Brightmark delivers the first gas at its Athena Project in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. The project comprises three farms in Minnehaha County: Boadwine Farms, Pioneer Dairy, and Mooody Dairy.
A group of 60 students from New River Middle School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recently spent the day collecting trash on the beach that they measured, sorted, and cataloged to learn more about the devastating effect that plastics have on the ocean ecosystem.
The 2022 Northeast Indiana Manufacturing Awards highlighted some of the outstanding products being created in Northeast Indiana. KPC Media and the Regional Chamber of Northeast Indiana held the event virtually April 29. The inaugural event was in 2020 with 2021’s event canceled because of COVID-19.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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 virgin… Continue reading Brightmark’s Plastics Renewal Technology Reduces Carbon Footprint From Fuels By 39%-139%
Brightmark, Chevron achieve first delivery of renewable natural gas produced at Lawnhurst Farms, part of their previously announced partnership to own project companies to produce and market RNG Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC – a joint venture partnership between Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Brightmark Fund Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Brightmark LLC, the global waste solutions… Continue reading Brightmark, Chevron Announce First Renewable Natural Gas at Lawnhurst Farms
Business Intelligence Group recognizes Brightmark’s Ashley, Indiana Plastics Renewal Facility as Sustainability Initiative of the Year.
The Miami Herald Written by Ashley Miznazi At barn No. 5 at the Larson Dairy farm just north of Lake Okeechobee, a line of cows pump out milk bound for grocery stores shelves and family refrigerators across Florida. Being cows, they are also producing a steady supply of something else — manure, a lot of… Continue reading Producing power from cow poop: A Florida dairy aims to reduce climate impact of cattle
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