Plastics
RecyClass doubles capacity to certify recycled plastics content
| New certification bodies have joined the Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification.
PFE Continues to Expand into the European Plastics Recycling Industry
| Plastics Recyclers Europe, the leading organization to define recyclability in Europe and to develop the RecyClass recyclability testing standards, has recognized Plastics Forming Enterprises (PFE) as an accredited laboratory.
Valpak calls for full engagement in EPR consultation
| The UK’s largest packaging compliance scheme, Valpak, has welcomed the opening of the government consultation on packaging extended producer responsibility and deposit return schemes, calling it a once in a generation chance to create a system designed for the world we live in today.
Comberplast is cleaning up coasts at the edge of the world with Lindner’s Micromat
| Lindner’s new 1500 model from the Micromat series was delivered to Chilean plastics recycler and circular economy pioneer Comberplast at the beginning of last year and has been successfully shredding old fishing nets and ropes collected from the Patagonian coasts for the past year.
Plastics For Change is now Ocean Bound Plastic Certified Collector
| India-based social enterprise, Plastics For Change has become one of the first companies in the world to be certified by the OBP certification.
Malaysia declares reported shipments of US plastic wastes to Asia are illegal
| Governments are beginning to react to recent warnings issued by the Basel Action Network (BAN) of likely illegal exports of plastic waste from the US.
Distinguishing between HDPE and LDPE at the blink of an eye
| By launching two applications for its mobile NIR spectroscopy solution, trinamiX is improving on-the-spot sorting of the sought-after plastic.
Digital DRS – Has the UK got the bottle?
| The industry calls for Digital DRS to be included in the Deposit Return Scheme.
Nextek announces global participants
| Following eight years extensive research, Nextek Ltd has launched a global multi-participant project (NEXTLOOPP) to address a missing link in the plastics recycling stream - Polypropylene (PP).
Evonik aims to generate additional sales with solutions for circular plastics
| Evonik is pooling its activities for circular plastics in a global program.
New project to improve recycling of plastics for food and drinks packaging industry
| A European consortium is working on the implementation of Uplift, a Horizon 2020 research and innovation project that kicked off today and which aims to design new de- and repolymerisation routes to upcycle food and drink packaging plastics with better end-of-life characteristics.
Advances in plastics recycling processes towards the creation of a circular economy
| The development of a circular economy to address the plastic waste emergency hinges on the creation of demand for high-quality recyclates.
Spain gets polyurethane foam recycling plant
| Repsol plans to build Spain's first chemical polyurethane foam recycling plant at its Puertollano Industrial Complex. It will be capable of processing over 2,000 metric tons of waste per year. The plant entails an investment of €12 million and will be operational by the end of 2022.
PolyREC created to report on Europe’s plastics circularity
| Petcore Europe, Plastics Europe, Plastics Recyclers Europe, and Vinyl Plus have mutually agreed to join forces to form the organisation PolyREC. It will monitor, verify, and report their plastics recycling and uptake data in Europe.
