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Where we share news about RESIN8® product innovation, CRDC Materials' expanding global footprint, and our growing roster of collaborations driving positive impacts for plastic waste, construction, and climate-resilient social housing.

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NEW & NOTEWORTHY FROM CRDC MATERIALS

Global

Don Thomson named Plastic Waste Innovator of the Year at PolyNext Awards 2025

Judges honor CRDC Materials founder for 'pioneering contribution to tackling plastic waste and driving sustainable innovation'

October 2, 2025

Mexico

Building Prosperity with Circular Innovation

CRDC Materials, Habitat for Humanity, Dow and Wesco International bring EDGE-certified sustainable social housing to the Tzotzil Maya community of Monte Sión

July 24, 2025

Global

Don Thomson named Plastic Waste Innovator of the Year at PolyNext Awards 2025

Judges at the 2025 PolyNext Awards in Dubai call CRDC MATERIALS a 'pioneering contribution' to tackling plastic waste

October 2, 2025

Philippines

FITC and CRDC Materials Contribute to Building EPR Capacity in the Philippines

The June 27 presentation highlighted how RESIN8® technology can be used to transform all types of plastic waste (resins 1-7) into durable concrete and asphalt materials.

June 27, 2025

Philippines

FITC and CRDC Materials Contribute to Building EPR Capacity in the Philippines

The June 27 presentation highlighted how RESIN8® technology can be used to transform all types of plastic waste (resins 1-7) into durable concrete and asphalt materials.

June 27, 2025

Saudi Arabia

Case Studies Show "Marginal" Added Cost to Developers Who Select Sustainable Materials

Adding RESIN8® recycled content to concrete increased project costs by as little as 0.11%, while adding significant environmental and durability benefits.

February 26, 2025

CRDC MATERIALS IN THE NEWS

What they're saying

USA

UL Prospector

CRDC’s RESIN8 Aggregate Making Concrete More Sustainable

October 29, 2025

Mexico

International Finance Corporation

EDGE Green Buildings: A Decade of Impact

October 1, 2025

USA

York Daily Record

Adams County woman turns old vinyl siding into eco-friendly patio with help of York's CRDC

October 22, 2025

brazil

Agência Pará

State discusses project that transforms plastic waste into solution for concrete & asphalt

July 9, 2025

South Africa

Circular South Africa

Circular Lunch Club Webinar: Manufacturing with CRDC

June 27, 2025

USA

The Cool Down

Minor league baseball team revolutionizes their stadium with game-changing partnership

May 13, 2025

USA

Waste Advantage

Concrete Aggregate Material Manufacturer Selected as $20,000 Winner in Annual Circular Economy Innovation Competition

April 18, 2025

USA

Sacramento State

CRDC Wins 2025 Circular Economy Innovation Prize in USA

April 17, 2025

USA

York Daily Record

York Revolution & CRDC to turn plastic waste into building materials

April 17, 2025

USA

YORK REVOLUTION

REVS, CRDC Partner to Strike Out Plastic Waste  

April 16, 2025

Saudi Arabia

Construction Week Middle East

CW Green Infra Summit 2025: Top insights and highlights

February 26, 2025

Global

Social Capital Insider

Authenticity Rules: Business Leaders’ Tips on How to Be Real – and Why

February 10, 2025

UL Prospector

CRDC’s RESIN8 Aggregate Making Concrete More Sustainable

York Daily Record

Adams County woman turns old vinyl siding into eco-friendly patio with help of York's CRDC

International Finance Corporation

EDGE Green Buildings: A Decade of Impact

Project Green Lancaster

Local Baseball Stadium Goes Green

The Cool Down

Minor league baseball team revolutionizes their stadium with game-changing partnership

El Economista

Lekil na': A sustainable housing solution for Mayan communities in Chiapas

Amazing Hour

Wesco International Supports Eco-Friendly Homebuilding in Mexico

Agência Pará

State discusses project that transforms plastic waste into solution for concrete & asphalt

Milenio

CRDC Is Committed to Circular Economy in Mexico

Southern Cross University

New Partnership Set to ReCirculate Plastic Waste into Construction Material

Mexico Business News

Trivasa to Incorporate Plastic Resin into Construction Blocks

SiiLA News

Innovation in Mexico. The impact of sustainable construction materials in commercial real estate.

Circular South Africa

Circular Lunch Club Webinar: Manufacturing with CRDC

Packaging Insights

Alliance to End Plastic Waste publishes playbook for plastic value chain transition

Samoa News Hub

UNDP’s Waste Management initiatives show success in Samoa

Samoa Observer

Partnership to effective tackle plastic pollution

UNDP

New Partnership to Help End Plastic Waste in Samoa

UNDP

Brighter Future on the Horizon for Plastic Waste Management in Samoa

UNDP

Engaging local communities key to drive recycling awareness

UNDP

REAPing the benefits of creating early awareness of waste management and recovery in schools

UNDP

"The Bag That Builds" extends partnership in Circular Economy for waste

Industrial Engineering News Europe

The Centre for Regenerative Design and Collaboration Devised Solution for Plastic Bags Reuse

Waste Advantage

Concrete Aggregate Material Manufacturer Selected as $20,000 Winner in Annual Circular Economy Innovation Competition

Sacramento State

CRDC Wins 2025 Circular Economy Innovation Prize in USA

York Daily Record

York Revolution & CRDC to turn plastic waste into building materials

YORK REVOLUTION

REVS, CRDC Partner to Strike Out Plastic Waste  

Rivers Are Life

'Keepers of the North' Illustrates Innovative Way of Recycling Waste

Rivers Are Life

Rivers Are Life Project #25: CRDC The Bag That Builds Program

Sustainability Magazine

CRDC Global leverages blockchain tech for eco-transparency

ADB Knowledge Events

Circularity In Action: Accelerating a Concrete Solution to Plastic Waste at CRDC Global

Construction Week Middle East

CW Green Infra Summit 2025: Top insights and highlights

Social Capital Insider

Authenticity Rules: Business Leaders’ Tips on How to Be Real – and Why

FINBOOT

Transforming Plastic Waste into Building Materials: An Interview with the CEO of CRDC, Donald Thomson

TONIIC

Why Toniic members invested in CRDC

Sustainable brands

Not Their Waste, But Still Their Problem: How Alaska Is Managing an Influx of Global Marine Debris

Qcostarica

Costa Rica has the first large-scale plant in the world that transforms unwanted plastic waste

CSR Wire

Georgia-Pacific Recycling Helps CRDC Global Create Value From Plastics

Concrete Products

CRDC dedicates concrete-grade, recycled plastic-derived aggregate plant

central penn business journal

WellSpan partners with York firm to recycle plastic waste

Central penn business journal

CRDC York facility ramping up recycling of unwanted plastic waste

Construction Demolition

CRDC turns plastic scrap into concrete additive at new Pennsylvania facility

York daily record

York City partners with CRDC Global in effort to become first plastic-free city in U.S.

Alliance to end plastic waste

Turning hard-to-recycle plastic into concrete products

WITF

New plant in York uses plastic waste to make concrete

CITY OF YORK

York City Announces Plastic-Waste Free-Goal

plastics recycling update

Building a solution: Plastic-to-concrete additive plant opens

York Daily Record

From plastic to concrete, new recycling facility opens in York County

York Daily Record

Production plant that converts hard-to-recycle plastic waste to open in York

YORK DAILY RECORD

CRDC In York Now Charging to Accept residential recycling

Social Capital Insider

The Shot Heard Around the Business World – And the Heroes of American Business

Braskem USA

Braskem Completes U.S. Innovation and Technology Center Expansion

SA Rugby

Green and bold: Making an impact off the field

Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing

RESIN8™ process turns waste plastic into concrete additive

UNDP

The RESIN8™ Revolution: Private innovation and local projects unite to combat plastic waste

habitat FOR HUMANITY

Valle Azul: 102 “Eco-sustainable homes”

Braskem USA

Braskem is first in North America to use RESIN8™ construction materials utilizing post-consumer plastic waste

Caribbean Accelerator

RESIN8™ to bolster sustainability targets in the Caribbean towards a Net-Zero 2050

k-online

Plastic waste as a valuable resource for the construction industry

Globalvia

Route 27 and Pedregal join forces to transform plastic waste into raw material for asphalt

E&N

Company in Costa Rica transforms plastic waste into construction products

delfino

Costa Rica will have a plant that transforms unwanted plastic waste into infrastructure

habitat FOR HUMANITY

Habitat for Humanity El Salvador builds 10 houses using blocks with RESIN8™

Polyco

A first for Africa: Polyco invests in new recycling technology – converting unrecyclable plastic into eco-concrete

pr newswire

First-ever U.S. facility transforms unwanted plastic waste into concrete additive

pa consulting

CRDC Global and PA Consulting — Working Together to Regenerate Plastic Waste into a Carbon Capture Aggregate

anáhuac mayab

Alliance created in favor of sustainable construction

scripps news

Your water bottle could soon be used to construct buildings

Plastics Engineering

Reinforcing Concrete With Mixed Plastics Waste

Recycling Today

CRDC Global to use Finboot blockchain technology to bolster RESIN8™ production processes

Recycling Today

RESIN8™ process turns end-of-life plastic into concrete additive

obras POR expansión

El concreto con plástico evoluciona: pasa de ser una utopía a un negocio real

center for social capital

Don Thomson Creates a Win-Win-Win from ‘Tragic Plastic’ Waste

pa consulting

CRDC: Turning plastic waste into low-carbon concrete additive

trivasa

Trivasa presents new line of sustainable blocks with RESIN8™

plastics today

Firm making concrete additive from mixed plastic waste opens first plant in Australia

COARQCUN

Cancun College of Architects attends CMIC presentation on sustainable construction with RESIN8™

ReINFORCED EARTH COMPANY

Turning plastic waste into eco-concrete

vida y éxito

Circular Plastics Initiative will educate 4,500 students on environmental issues and waste management

the cool down

CRDC develops innovative technology to turn plastic waste into concrete additive

S&P LIVE

S&P Global Insights: APPEC perspectives with Donald Thomson

Media Update

CRDC SA & RESIN8™ win Eco-Innovation & Waste Innovation Ecologic awards

NEWS24

SA’s chip packets, car bumpers are being turned into bricks

Concrete Trends

New life for waste plastic as concrete aggregate

SA RUGBY

Boks go-even greener on match day in Cape Town

CRDC MATERIALS IN MOTION

Featured videos

Mexico

CRDC Materials

Webinar | Construcción Circular: Materiales, Certificaciones y Valuaciones con Impacto Ambiental

July 2, 2025

Global

Nasdaq Trade Talks

Why the Global Push for Sustainability and Climate Resilience Has Created a Burgeoning Market

September 24, 2024

CRDC MATERIALS IN THE LAB

RESIN8® Research

RESIN8©: A Micro-Plastic Assessment and Product Circularity When Used in CMUs and Concrete Pavers

Engineering Advances (2021) 1(1), 1-8.

Effects of Waste Plastic and Glass Aggregates on the Strength Properties of Ambient-Cured One-Part Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer Concrete

Applied Science (2024) 14: 1856.

Mechanical and Durability Assessment of Recycled Waste Plastic (Resin8 & PET) Eco-Aggregate Concrete

Sustainability 2022, 14(9),5725

Behaviour of concrete building units incorporating waste plastic eco-aggregate (RESIN8) subjected to fire conditions

Journal of Building Engineering 76 (2023), Article 107393

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