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KHS and Eckes-Granini launch bottles made of 100% rPET

KHS and Eckes-Granini launch bottles made of 100% rPET

Eckes-Granini is making its packaging portfolio even more environmentally friendly with the help of the KHS Group. Since the middle of May its one-liter hohes C juice bottle has consisted entirely of recycled plastic (rPET).

Stadler builds the integrated sorting line for the Life4Film project

Stadler builds the integrated sorting line for the Life4Film project

The Life4Film project has the objective of preventing the disposal of plastic film in landfill sites, and recovering this material. FCC Medio Ambiente coordinates the project and operates the pilot plant located in the “La Ecocentral” complex in Alhendín, near Granada, Spain.

Wastewater treatment in plastics recycling

Wastewater treatment in plastics recycling

Recycling lines for plastics are the circular economy’s lynchpins – and as such make a vital contribution towards protecting our natural environment and economising on valuable resources. On the other hand, they also consume resources, chief among them water.

Advancing circularity via various approaches

Advancing circularity via various approaches

A circular economy is one that is restorative and regenerative by design. It takes “a systemic approach to economic development that is designed to benefit businesses, society, and the environment.”

Euractiv.pl: The place for plastics in a zero-emission economy

Euractiv.pl: The place for plastics in a zero-emission economy

Recycling of plastic packaging must improve in the EU. Still, the real problem is not plastics themselves, but their appropriate use and waste management. This is the conclusion from the discussion at the webinar organized by EURACTIV Poland titled “A New Paradigm for Plastics and Their Role in the EU’s Zero-Emission Economy Plans”.