Plastics
First technology for PE Film tested by RecyClass
| The findings of an independent laboratory testing of ‘EcoLam High Plus’ technology show it is consistent with recycling.
Can plastic be used in an eco-friendly way?
| With landfills swelling and the ocean suffering, it has become easy to find one area to blame. Plastic has become the new target, alongside many years fossil fuel usage being highlighted as another culprit. But how accurate is this sour sentiment towards plastic?
Verdex develops recycling technology to help alleviate landfilling carpet
| As part of a joint effort with Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), Verdex Technologies has developed innovative technology that can take recycled PET carpet (and bottles) and turn them into an array of nonwoven products such as apparel, filtration and acoustical products to name a few.
Circular solution reduces plastic waste in Australian wine industry
| A vineyard drip tube recycling program in South Australia is proving the viability of the circular economy for an increasingly sustainable wine industry.
Rapid Granulator: Slow speed ahead at K 2019
| At K 2019 Rapid Granulator wants to unveil a new slow speed granulator in Hall 9, Booth: E19.
Neste to lead renewable polymers and chemicals business from Germany
| Finnish company Neste, provider of renewable diesel and renewable aviation fuel, has opened a new office in Düsseldorf, Germany, to serve as the global hub for its Renewable Polymers and Chemicals business unit.
Is taxing the plastics industry in Europe the push into a recession?
| The European Commission is still proposing to EU Member States the introduction of a national contribution based on unrecycled plastics packaging for the period 2021 – 2027.
EU plastics projects join forces
| Twenty innovation projects have joined forces to boost European Union efforts towards a circular economy for plastics.
Krones and Stadler cooperate
| With the aim of making used PET bottles and other plastic waste a valuable resource, Krones AG and Stadler Anlagenbau GmbH have joined forces in a partnership.
Ghana first African nation to join Global Plastic Action Partnership
| The Government of Ghana formally joined the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) today, becoming the first African nation to combine forces with this new initiative dedicated to eradicating plastic waste and pollution worldwide.
Reducing coffee waste
| This year, the UK government declared a climate emergency and dedicated the country to reaching net zero emissions by 2050. The government also announced an “ambition” to reach zero avoidable plastic waste by 2042.
Chemical recycling: Step in the right direction
| Chemical Recycling Europe (ChemRecEurope) welcomes Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) assessment of the potential of chemical recycling to complement mechanical recycling and to overcome its limitations, as much in the plastic waste treated as well as in the high-quality of the output.
PureCycle turns carpet waste into PP
| PureCycle Technologies has announced that it has successfully completed purified waste carpet from its Feedstock Evaluation Unit (FEU), transforming discarded carpet into clear, odorless, ultra-pure polypropylene (UPRP) resin through its proprietary plastics recycling technology, developed and invented by Procter & Gamble.
Enva increases UK’s recycled plastic compound production
| Enva, one the UK’s largest producers of recycled, extruded plastic compounds, has significantly increased the availability of recycled plastic compounds in the UK following a £1.8 million investment to double its output capacity.
