Plastics

The EU Commission promotes the following hierarchy in its packaging policies: Reduce consumption, reuse & recycle.

RecyClass extends its scope with the first European-wide audit scheme for plastic recyclers based on EN 15343 and fullfilling the requirements for conformity assessment described in ISO 17065.

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have now demonstrated how the carbon atoms in mixed waste can replace all fossil raw materials in the production of new plastic.

Founded in 1882, the wood processing company Fantoni Spa has been focusing on sustainability and recycled materials in its production for over 20 years.

Nextloopp has successfully undertaken the first full-scale packaging production trials using its unique PPristine food-grade resins.

Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 were announced today at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam.

The results of the NEOREC Project, funded by IVACE and ERDF, will provide a viable alternative to landfilling of complex waste.

As of 30 May 2022, Erema Group GmbH acquired 19.8 percent of plasticpreneur gmbh.

Powerfil, a business unit of recycling machine manufacturer Erema, is presenting the new Erema 2/406 laserfilter at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam.

The PUCO2 Project, led by AIDIMME, AIMPLAS and INESCOP, uses R&D to fight the problem of global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

Mondi has carried out a series of tests to prove its mono-material polypropylene (PP) pouches and rollstock material can be sorted into their appropriate recycling streams.