Plastics
New methods for recycling artificial turf waste components
| The RECITURF Project, funded by the Valencian Innovation Agency (AVI), is developing new artificial turf recycling methods so this waste does not end up in landfills. New artificial turf can then be manufactured with the different plastics recovered from waste turf.
Canada plastic pact launched
| Today, Canada’s relationship to plastic waste fundamentally changed: the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) launched to end plastic waste and pollution.
Thermal recycling unit for glass fiber waste
| Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company and manufacturer of continuous filament glass fibers, has announced the launch of a thermal recycling unit for waste glass fibers in its Engineered Products plant in Trnava, Slovakia.
EU Market for Polymers Under Pressure
| The Polymers for Europe Alliance was set up by the European Plastics Converters association (EuPC) in 2015 due to the shortage of polymers for converters in Europe
Converting old packaging to new
| MotorNuts is a leading car parts and accessories retail specialist, supplying customers through an extensive online store.
Lack of collection infrastructure blights European plastic bottle recycling
| Europe is falling behind on its race to meet the European Union (EU) target of 90 per cent collection of plastic bottles by 2030 according to new research by ICIS.
Plastics Value Chain leading the way towards zero pellet loss
| Unintentional loss of plastic pellets can occur at all stages along the value chain despite the application of the current standard environmental, safety and quality management controls.
Lack of collection infrastructure blights European plastic bottle recycling
| Europe is falling behind on its race to meet the European Union (EU) target of 90 per cent collection of plastic bottles by 2030 according to new research by ICIS.
Demand for Erema PET recycling technologies continues to grow
| The recycling of PET bottles has gained worldwide acceptance over the past 20 years and has become a model for the circular economy in plastics.
Starlinger doubles production capacity for plastics recycling systems
| The Austrian machine manufacturer has been producing plastics recycling systems from the recoSTAR PET series at its new site in Schwerin, Germany, since the end of August 2020.
Stadler: new test and innovation center in Slovenia
| Stadler has announced the opening of its new Test and Innovation Center at its production site in Krsko, Slovenia.
US Set to become the world’s biggest criminal trafficker in plastic waste
| On January 1, 2021, it will immediately be illegal for 187 countries, including China, Mexico, Malaysia, India, and Indonesia that are parties to the Basel Convention to receive a variety of mixed and contaminated plastic wastes collected from the United States.
BASF: new ideas for the circular economy
| In a circular economy, the aim is to avoid waste, reuse products and recover resources.
EuRIC brochure on mechanical tyre recycling
| The EuRIC Brochure presents key facts about end-of-life (ELT) mechanical tyre recycling, which is a major enabler of circularity and climate mitigation for the entire tyre value chain.
