Amcor joins the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council
Amcor’s partnership with the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) will help foster more sustainable practices and innovation across the healthcare industry.
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Latest Tomra Sorting eBook details the potential artificial intelligence holds for the recycling industry
Imitating human learning, deep learning shows promise to find solutions to sorting challenges where none currently exist
Quality & performances of recycled polymers in Europe rise while availability decreases
EuPC publishes the first results of its 3rd survey on the use of recycled polymers by plastics converting companies in Europe.
Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2020 announces conference programme
Speakers from European Commission, Electrolux, Werner & Mertz, Lexmark and many more
Colgate-Palmolive’s recyclable toothpaste tube tested by RecyClass
An independent laboratory testing of ‘S.-VF1’ known as ‘Samson Technology’ in the US by Colgate-Palmolive shows that it can be recycled in a high-density polyethylene containers (HDPE) recycling stream, with minor recyclability issues.
Innovia extends its BOPP recyling certification
Following the successful recycling certification of its Propafilm™ Strata SL high barrier film earlier this year by Interseroh, an Independent German recycling and consulting company.
Nestlé creates market for food-grade recycled plastics
Nestlé today announced that it will invest up to CHF 2 billion to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions.
Finalists announced for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2020
Winners will be announced at PRSE in Amsterdam on 26 March
Ban on plastic packaging slows down innovation
In an interview in “Die Welt” the new EU Commissioner for Environment, Virginijus Sinkevicius, thinks aloud about a general ban on plastic packaging in Europe.
Tomra R1 can empty an entire bag of drink containers in seconds
Global reverse vending leader Tomra has unveiled the highly-anticipated Tomra R1, which lets recyclers in regions with container deposit schemes pour over 100 empty beverage containers into the machine in one go - rather than inserting them one by one.
PET recycling strengthened on all fronts
With the expansion of the collection point network in public spaces and the commissioning of the most modern PET recycling plant in Europe, Swiss PET recycling was further strengthened in 2019.
ELIX Polymers joins Styrenics Circular Solutions
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the joint industry initiative to increase the circularity of styrenic polymers, welcomes ELIX Polymers as a new member.
