PureCycle partners with Cleveland Browns to recycle plastic scrap

PureCycle Technologies Inc., Orlando, Florida, has partnered with the Cleveland Browns to serve as the plastics recycling partner for the NFL team.

According to a news release from PureCycle Technologies, the Cleveland Browns and PureCycle will partner to enhance waste management solutions at the FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland on gameday as part of PureCycle’s PureZero waste program.

Through the partnership, PureCycle plans to provide community messaging to educate fans on recycling plastic scrap at the stadium. The company says it will collect polypropylene from Cleveland Browns’ home games to be recycled into ultrapure recycled plastic at PureCycle’s facility in Ironton, Ohio, with the goal of increasing recyclable materials and advancing sustainability efforts for the NFL team and its stadium. PureCycle plans to open the Ironton facility by the fourth quarter of 2022.

The company says PureCycle and Cleveland Browns volunteers will participate in a Community Day of Action Nov. 15 at Chambers Elementary School in Cleveland in honor of America Recycles Day and this new partnership.

“As someone born and raised in Ohio, I’m thrilled that the first sports team to adopt PureCycle’s PureZero program is the Cleveland Browns organization,” says Mike Otworth, CEO of PureCycle. “With PureCycle’s PureZero program, cups from each home game can be recycled into an ultrapure recycled plastic that can become next season’s stadium cup. We will work with the Browns to create a beneficial environmental impact that will bolster their efforts to be leaders in the community. The Cleveland Browns are the perfect partner for this program with our flagship recycling plant just a few hours away.”