# Blue Polymers breaks ground on second recycling plant in Arizona

Blue Polymers, a joint venture between Republic Services and Ravago, broke ground on its second plastics recycling facility in Buckeye, Arizona. The 162,000-square-foot plant will specialize in recycled PE and PP and is expected to open in the second half of 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-09-25
- Where: Buckeye, Arizona, USA, United States
- Starts operating: Q3 2025
- Status: under construction
- Products: recycled polyethylene (PE), recycled polypropylene (PP)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Blue Polymers](https://endata.com/companies/71736.md)
- [Ravago Group](https://endata.com/companies/10088.md) (partner)
- [Republic Services](https://endata.com/companies/11452.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [resource-recycling.com](https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2024/09/25/blue-polymers-breaks-ground-for-second-recycling-plant/), 2024-09-25: "When you couple Republic’s collection operations with our recycling centers and then Blue Polymers, you can trace those plastics from the curb all the way back to the shelf."
- [wastetodaymagazine.com](https://www.wastetodaymagazine.com/news/blue-polymers-republic-services-arizona-plastic-recycling-secondary-resin-production/), 2024-09-25: "Blue Polymers was created to meet the need for high-quality recycled plastics for use in consumer packaging and other applications."

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