Comstock said the California facility will function as a regional aggregation and preparation center, handling collection, storage and pre-processing of retired photovoltaic panels before downstream material recovery.

The partners said they have already produced a prototype snack bar wrapper containing more than 30% recycled material using PureCycle’s PureFive resin.

Under the collaboration, researchers at IIT Roorkee’s Department of Paper and Packaging Technology are developing paper mailers made from wheat straw and sugarcane residue, also known as bagasse.

Under the partnership, SWANA and PSI will coordinate information sharing, joint educational programming, and participation in each other’s technical groups and policy workstreams.

Canada’s single-use plastics ban, introduced in phases beginning in 2022, targets items widely identified as difficult to recycle and prone to leakage into the environment.

The funding round was led by Axeleo Capital’s Green Tech Industry fund, with backing from UI Investissement and Angelor, and participation from several regional and private investors.