# Republic Services opens Polymer Center in Las Vegas with STADLER and Krones

Republic Services opened North America's first vertically integrated plastics recycling facility, the Polymer Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Designed and installed by STADLER and Krones, it processes plastic bottles and containers to produce over 50,000 tonnes per year of recycled resins.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-04-24
- Where: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Starts operating: 24 Apr 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 50,000 tonnes per year
- Products: recycled PET flakes, recycled polyolefins
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Republic Services](https://endata.com/companies/11452.md)
- [Krones](https://endata.com/companies/1481.md) (partner)
- [STADLER Anlagenbau GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/75402.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [recovery-worldwide.com](https://www.recovery-worldwide.com/en/artikel/stadler-and-krones-close-the-plastics-circular-economy-loop-at-the-las-vegas-polymer-center-4091436.html), 2024-04-24: "Republic Services, one of the leaders in the U.S. environmental services industry, has opened North America's first vertically integrated plastics recycling facility, producing recycled resins for use in sustainable packaging."

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