Enzymatic recycling for hard-to-recycle waste

Conventional thermomechanical recycling processes have several limitations. They often require clean and well-sorted material streams and typically result in a loss of quality with each recycling cycle. This makes it challenging to produce new high-quality products from 100% recycled PET. Mixed, contaminated or complex plastic and textile waste streams remain particularly difficult to recycle and are often sent to incineration or landfill instead.

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Cyclezyme’s enzymatic recycling technology offers a more selective and sustainable approach. The Company’s enzymes are designed to break down plastics, such as PET and polyamide (nylon), into valuable building blocks that can be used to create new materials. By enabling recycling at the molecular level, Cyclezyme’s technology has the potential to reduce dependence on fossil-based raw materials and support more circular use of plastic and textile waste.

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Unlike many conventional recycling methods, enzymatic recycling can operate under milder process conditions and is designed to target specific materials with high precision. This makes the technology particularly promising for waste streams that are currently difficult to recycle through existing methods, while turning plastic and textile waste into a valuable resource for new products.