Plastics
IFAT: 30 years of producer-funded recovery systems
| On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, RIGK will be at IFAT to showcase solutions and cooperation arrangements connected with its EPR systems (extended producers´ responsibility) for used packaging and plastics.
Erema establishes new R&D centre
| The ground-breaking ceremony on April the 6th signals the start of work on a new R&D centre at the Erema site in Ansfelden.
Circular Plastics Alliance recognises RecyClass as official audit scheme
| Plastic converters and other value chain actors can now certify their conversion data
IFAT 2022: Efficient recovery of recyclable materials in line with the Circular Economy
| At IFAT 2022, Lindner will present innovative shredders and system solutions that maximise efficiency and output gains and enable waste disposal and recycling companies to successfully enter the field of plastics recycling.
Stadler designs light packaging sorting plant for PreZero
| Environmental services provider PreZero is driven by the ultimate goal of reducing the consumption of natural resources in a world where they are no longer wasted through closed loops.
Neste: new pretreatment and upgrading capabilities
| Proceeding on the target of commercializing chemical recycling of waste plastic, Neste is conducting a feasibility study to examine investing in capacity for processing liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland.
80% of businesses yet to prepare for Plastic Packaging Tax
| Joseph Doherty, Managing Director at Re-Gen Waste and Committee Member of Defra’s Advisory Committee on Packaging, says that the proposed plastic packaging tax has not gone far enough.
Fashion must end toxic relationship with economic growth
| A new report commissioned by the European Environmental Bureau says that only a radical rethink of its economic model can curb the fashion industry’s sustainability problem.
EU Commission’s Mattia Pellegrini to keynote at PRSE Conference
| Mattia Pellegrini, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Environment at the European Commission is to be the keynote speaker at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe’s conference, taking place at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 22-23 June 2022.
New techniques to give second life to packaging, textile, tyre and mattress waste
| The results of the NEOREC Project, funded by IVACE and ERDF, will provide a viable alternative to landfilling of complex waste.
Free Webinar: RecyClass for beginners
| With this series, RecyClass aims to bring the audience back to the basics of what RecyClass is and its different activities.
From urban waste to school benches
| Transforming hard-to-recycle plastics into school benches is precisely the sort of topic destined to pique a school child’s curiosity.
Anviplas and Erema: working together over generations
| The Spanish recycling company Anviplas has been involved in plastics recycling for more than 30 years, during which time it has built up extensive know-how that now benefits customers throughout Europe, in Africa and in Asia.
Investing in effective packaging waste recycling
| Jim Roberts, product manager at Beaverswood, says easy-to-use waste collection, segregation and management systems should be adopted as space increasingly becomes a premium for warehouse and logistics operations.
