After starting in plastics, an online recycled material trading platform is expanding into glass, metal, rubber, OCC and paper and will soon add e-scrap.
United Arab Emirates-based Rebound aims to increase communication and transparency at all levels of the recycling value chain and make it easier to buy and sell recycled materials, said Yassamin Homayouni, the company’s senior marketing and communications specialist.
Homayouni told Resource Recycling that the idea for the platform was sparked during the initial COVID-19 lockdowns, when founder Maryam Al Mansoori wondered how all of the single-use plastic items used then would be disposed of. Seeking to make recycling easier, she decided to create a platform to allow buyers and sellers to connect.
Homayouni said the team spent two years studying global plastic recycling regulations and finding commonalities so that they could create a certification protocol.
October 2024