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Chemical recycling platform that depolymerizes mixed petroleum and bio-based polyester plastics into their fundamental monomers using methanol and a catalyst under mild conditions; enables circularity for plastics that cannot be mechanically recycled

Carbon Removal
Funding
$250K (OEDIT grant)
Stage
Pre-seed
HQ
Arvada, CO
Founded
2024

The Current Angle

Founded by Julia Curley; won People's Choice at NextCycle Colorado 2024 pitch competition; received $250K OEDIT Advanced Industries grant Nov 2025; validating at NREL West Gate program; solves a real gap — compostable plastics contaminate standard recycling streams

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Last updated July 2026Sources: [1][2][3]