Alpla acquires German PET recycler
Purchase of the company BTB PET-Recycling to give Alpla access to the bottle-to-bottle loop in Germany.
Waste and pollution
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Sustainable rPET cups for school milk
School milk in Upper Austria is now packaged in 100% sustainable cups made of recycled PET (rPET). The project is revolutionizing the food packaging market and proves that a sustainable circular economy is possible.
Dry recyclables and light packaging: the sorting challenge
The varying and constantly changing composition of waste materials poses a challenge for designers of sorting plants, which need to deliver consistently high purity rates while managing an increasing degree of complexity.
Engel cooperates with Plastic Bank
The injection moulding machine manufacturer has financed the collection of at least 120 tons of plastic waste in order to reclaim the recycling materials while at the same time contributing to the fight against poverty.
Ineos Styrolution offers mechanically recycled polystyrene developed in collaboration with Tomra
Ineos Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced the availability of mechanically recycled polystyrene in EMEA. Production of the new “Styrolution PS ECO 440” is based on Tomra’s high-quality NIR sorting process delivering a polystyrene purity of more than 99.9%.
Borealis commits to major expansion of Project STOP in Indonesia
Borealis is pleased to announce today on World Ocean Day a significant financial commitment to expand Project STOP, an initiative it co-founded with SYSTEMIQ in 2017 to prevent plastic waste from entering the world’s oceans.
Extending the scope of shredders for plastics recycling with a flexible cutting system
Modern plastics come in all shapes and sizes, and are used in countless applications. The different materials must be, for example, particularly tear-resistant in terms of ropes or nets, withstand great pressures in the case of pallets and similar, or keep their shape as for cladding parts.
Cosmetics packaging without microplastic pollution
Sulapac has launched a ground-breaking innovation. Now, water-based products can be packaged with a new bio-based Sulapac barrier that biodegrades without leaving permanent microplastics behind.
Antibacterial food trays created using fishing industry waste
Saving our health, saving the planet
Ineos Styrolution, Recycling Technologies and Trinseo progress plans for the first polystyrene recycling plant in Europe
Ineos Styrolution, Recycling Technologies and Trinseo have announced today that they have reached a significant milestone in their plans to build commercial polystyrene (PS) recycling plants in Europe. Recycling Technologies has been selected as the technology partner.
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”.
Comberplast is cleaning up coasts at the edge of the world with Lindner’s Micromat 1500
What began in 2016 with a handful of samples in a travel suitcase is now a project that transforms over 3,000 metric tons of ropes and nets into new products every year.
