ORLANDO, Fla., June 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCT), a U.S.-based company revolutionizing plastic recycling, is helping brand owners prepare for New Jersey’s upcoming recycled content requirements with a solution that is ready to be used in food-contact packaging applications. Recent confirmation from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) establishes that PureFive® resin qualifies as post-consumer recycled content under the state’s Postconsumer Recycled Content Law (P.L. 2021, c.391). For companies working toward compliance, that clarity matters. It answers a critical question around what counts as PCR under the law.
“It brings together regulatory validation and real-world application, giving companies a clearer and more confident path to compliance. Since the decision,…”The timeline is approaching quickly. A five-year exemption for rigid plastic packaging used in food-contact applications ends in January 2027, when a 20 percent PCR requirement takes effect. The requirement continues to increase over time, reaching 30 percent in 2030, 40 percent in 2033, and 50 percent in 2036. At the same time, the work required to get there is not insignificant. Packaging must be redesigned. Materials must be qualified. Supply chains have to align. For food-contact packaging, those steps can take months and require rigorous testing to ensure both safety and performance. Solutions are already emerging. Food-contact rigid containers incorporating at least 20 percent PureFive® resin have been produced by Amcor, the global leader in consumer packaging solutions, demonstrating that brands can meet New Jersey’s initial recycled content requirement today while maintaining functionality and quality.
“Brand owners are actively working to meet new recycled content requirements and need solutions that are ready to scale up,” said Diane Marret, Vice President of Sustainability and Strategy at Amcor. “Our work with PureCycle shows that it is possible to incorporate high-quality PCR into food-contact packaging without compromising performance or food safety. That is a critical step as companies prepare for New Jersey’s 2027 mandate and other policies that explicitly include PCR requirements.”
PureFive® resin is produced using PureCycle’s patented dissolution recycling process. The technology removes color, odor and contaminants from post-consumer plastic waste to create a high-quality recycled polypropylene with properties similar to virgin material. This makes it suitable for demanding applications such as food-contact packaging, where consistency and reliability are essential. As recycled content mandates expand across the United States, demand for PCR packaging continues to grow. Brand owners are increasingly focused on solutions that are compliant, scalable and available at commercial volumes. Access to certified PCR from a domestic supplier can help reduce supply risk while supporting more efficient implementation.
“The NJDEP’s recognition of PureFive® resin as qualifying PCR is an important step for brands working to meet New Jersey’s requirements,” said Christian Bruey, Director of Sustainability and External Affairs at PureCycle. “It brings together regulatory validation and real-world application, giving companies a clearer and more confident path to compliance. Since the decision, we’ve seen an outpouring of interest from brands with a desire to accelerate discussions and qualifications in preparation for 2027.”
Momentum around circular packaging continues to build as regulators, retailers and consumers place greater emphasis on recycled content. For many companies, the shift is already underway. PureCycle is focused on supporting that transition with recycled resin solutions that are validated, scalable and ready to use in food-contact packaging.
Further details about PureFive® resin, including grades suitable for PCR packaging and food-contact applications, are available through PureCycle’s commercial channels.
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About PureCycle Technologies
PureCycle Technologies LLC., a subsidiary of PureCycle Technologies, Inc., holds a global license for the only patented dissolution recycling technology, developed by The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), that is designed to transform polypropylene plastic waste (designated as #5 plastic) into a continuously renewable resource. The unique purification process removes color, odor, and other impurities from #5 plastic waste resulting in our PureFive® resin that can be recycled and reused multiple times, changing our relationship with plastic. For more information, visit www.purecycle.com.
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These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in each of PureCycle’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and PureCycle’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for various quarterly periods, those discussed and identified in other public filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission by PureCycle and the following: PCTs’ ability to obtain funding for our operations, future capital requirements and future growth, and to continue as a going concern; PCT’s ability to meet, continue to meet, and comply on an ongoing basis with, the numerous regulatory requirements applicable to our PureFive® resin (as defined below) both generally and in food-grade applications and, more broadly, the operations of our facilities (including in the United States, Europe, Asia and other future international locations); expectations and changes regarding PCT’s strategies and future financial performance, including future business plans, expansion plans or objectives, prospective performance and opportunities and competitors, revenues, products and services, pricing, operating expenses, market trends, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and our ability to invest in growth initiatives, which could be impacted by significant changes to tariffs on foreign imports; the ability of PCT’s first commercial-scale recycling facility in Lawrence County, Ohio (the “Ironton Facility”) to be appropriately certified by Leidos (as defined below), following certain performance and other tests, and commence full-scale commercial operations in a timely and cost-effective manner, or at all; PCT’s ability to meet, and to continue to meet, the requirements imposed upon us and our subsidiaries by the funding for our operations, including the funding for the Ironton Facility and the Planned Facilities (as defined below); PCT’s ability to minimize or eliminate the many hazards and operational risks at our manufacturing facilities that can result in potential injury to individuals, disrupt our business, including interruptions or disruptions in operations at our facilities, and subject us to liability and increased costs; PCT’s ability to complete the necessary funding with respect to, and complete the construction of, the new polypropylene recycling facility in Thailand (the "Thailand Facility"), our first commercial-scale European plant located in Antwerp, Belgium (the "Belgium Facility"), and the purification facility to be built in Augusta, Georgia (the "Augusta Facility" and, together with the Thailand Facility and the Belgium Facility, the “Planned Facilities”) in a timely and cost-effective manner; PCT’s ability to procure, sort and process polypropylene plastic waste at our planned plastic waste prep facilities; PCT’s ability to maintain exclusivity under The Procter & Gamble Company license; the implementation, market acceptance and success of PCT’s business model and growth strategy, which includes our ability to bring a total of one billion pounds of installed polypropylene recycling capability online by 2030, and our ability to meet related construction, regulatory, and financing requirements; the ability to negotiate multi-year offtake agreements at appropriate margins to fund ongoing operations; the possibility that PCT may be adversely affected or potentially impacted by economic, business, and/or competitive factors, including interest rates, availability of capital, economic cycles, and other macro-economic impacts (such as tariffs); changes in the prices and availability of materials (such as steel and other materials needed for the construction of future Feed PreP and purification facilities), including those changes caused by inflation, tariffs and supply chain conditions, such as increased transportation costs, and our ability to obtain such materials in a timely and cost-effective manner; the ability to source feedstock with a high polypropylene content at a reasonable cost; the development of direct competitors in the recycled polypropylene segment that could impact the demand for PCT’s products; the outcome of any legal or regulatory proceedings to which PCT is, or may become, a party; geopolitical risk and changes in applicable laws or regulations; changes in the prices and availability of labor (including labor shortages), turnover in employees, and increases in employee-related costs; any business disruptions due to political or economic instability, pandemics, or armed hostilities (including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and instability in the Middle East); and operational risks associated with the ability to operate the Ironton Facility and the Planned Facilities, as and when operative, at nameplate capacity.
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