Plastics
Tomra: New flake sorting Test Center in Italy
| On September 22, 2021, Tomra Recycling officially opened its new flake sorting Test Center, where the company will develop new applications and solutions in the fields of PO and PET flake sorting while simultaneously expanding its service offering.
Sabic and Microsoft collaborate on recycled ocean plastic
| As part of a new effort to advance the use of recycled ocean plastic, Sabic and Microsoft have collaborated to create Microsoft’s first consumer electronic product – The Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse – with an exterior shell containing 20% recycled ocean plastic.
Flexible film recycling capacity grows by almost 10%
| European plastic recycling industry registered nearly a 10% increase in installed plastic recycling capacity for flexible film in 2020, demonstrating a solid growth despite the COVID pandemic that resulted in severe disruptions on the waste management market.
Recyclable PVC to remain polymer of choice for medical devices
| A Market study shows PVC is the most used polymer for single use medical devices and will retain its position in the years to come.
Delays in ecodesign threaten EU climate targets and cost citizens billions
| According to Environmental organisations, delays in ecodesign and energy labelling policies are estimated to cost consumers 40 billion euro by 2030.
Breaking new ground in Turkey’s textile industry
| Korteks, one of the world’s biggest yarn producers based in Bursa, Turkey, has started the production of recycled polyester filament yarn in its production facility using a Starlinger recycling line.
HolyGrail 2.0 reaches milestone with first prototype detection sorting unit
| The Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0 has reached its first milestone with the successful validation of the project's first prototype detection sorting unit.
EuRIC welcomes European plastics producers’ call
| The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) strongly welcomes the call made by Plastics Europe for a mandatory EU recycled content target for plastics packaging of 30% by 2030, and looks forward to working with the entire packaging value chain to support an ambitious revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD).
Standard NIR technology detects markers
| In 2021, packaging producer Fischbach and marker manufacturer Tailorlux qualified for the German Packaging Award.
Recycling certifications for multi-layer films
| As a constituent of flexible multi-layer films for stand-up pouches, cyclic olefin copolymers (COC) from Topas Advanced Polymers are compatible with polyethylene film recycling streams. This has now been confirmed by the Association of Plastic Recyclers.
New digital marketplace for recycled plastics
| MikaCycle has launched the new version of their digital, recycled–plastics marketplace featuring the option for product sampling and a premium subscription option for exclusive content and additional benefits such as increased supplier information and unlimited messaging and trading.
Billion investment in plastic recycling in Sweden
| Swedish Plastic Recycling (Svensk Plaståtervinning) is investing in building the world's largest and most modern facility for plastic recycling, Site Zero.
White rPET packaging for diary, hot drinks and ready meals
| Starlinger viscotec, a division of the Austrian machinery supplier Starlinger, has developed a new material to make packaging for dairy and hot-fill products fully recyclable.
Mono-material for high recyclability
| Rieke, part of the Trimas Packaging group, has advanced its commitment to providing customers innovative solutions in the area of sustainability with the commercialization of its patented MonoTM-2e pump, a dispenser pump that is ready to be recycled.
