Plastics
RecyClass publishes closed & controlled loop recycling certification modules
| RecyClass developed two new modules to strengthen the certification of closed and controlled loop recycling. These documents mark a significant step in the transparent reporting of the origin and use of all recycled plastics, especially for PVC waste.
Textile project presents solutions for polyester recycling
| For the past three years, the ReSuit project has been pursuing a solution for textile recycling. Now, the project alliance is ready to present its positive findings.
STOPP: strategies for food plastic packaging circularity
| STOPP, an initiative co-funded by SIRE and the European Union to promote sustainable food packaging use and reduce plastic waste and environmental impact, has just kicked off.
Stadler and Krones build the Las Vegas Polymer Center
| Republic Services has opened North America’s first vertically integrated plastics recycling facility, producing recycled resins for use in sustainable packaging.
H&S completes set-up of a recycling plant for end-of-life mattresses
| Together with the Dutch recycling company RetourMatras, H&S has implemented a plant for the chemical recycling of discarded PU mattresses, enabling the recovery of high-quality recycled polyols.
European plastic recycling industry growth threatened by shrinking market
| Latest figures show that the total European installed plastics recycling capacity stands at 12.5 million tonnes in 2022. Due to heavy market disruptions, the growth rate went down from 17% to 10%, year-on-year.
Scrap tyres: recycling and processing at Roth International
| To handle the process of recycling tyres as efficiently as possible, Roth International GmbH puts its trust in Untha’s XR3000C mobil-e.
RecyClass revises recyclability evaluation protocols and design for recycling guidelines
| Following the findings of 18 testing campaigns commissioned in 2023, RecyClass updated its Recyclability Evaluation protocols and released a new set of Design for Recycling Guidelines for all plastic packaging streams. The latest set provides the industry with the most up-to-date recommendations for improving the recyclability of plastic packaging.
Growth in UK export for plastic packaging recycling in 2023 shows need for rethink...
| Recoup has found that new data reveals an increase in the amount of plastic exported for recycling in 2023. Significant quantities are now going to developing, non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.
Plastic contributes more emissions than aviation and shipping Industries
| A new report from plastic waste prevention startup CleanHub analyses how plastic and the surrounding industry directly contributes to climate change — finding that it produces more greenhouse gasses than the Aviation and Shipping industries.
Tanrıkulu enters PET bottle-to-bottle market
| The plastics recycling company based near Istanbul, Türkiye, commissioned its new Starlinger Recostar PET 215 iV+ bottle-to-bottle recycling system in the last quarter of 2023.
Europe R-PE continues to face tough trading conditions, although some optimism remains
| The majority of players expect recycled polyethylene's (R-PE) tough trading conditions to continue into 2024 due to ongoing bearish macroeconomic conditions, although many expect this to improve compared with 2023.
PPWR: Further improvements needed to advance packaging circularity despite positive developments
| The EU’s Environment Ministers have adopted their General Approach on the proposal for an EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
Neste doubled the amount of waste plastic processed during 2023
| In its efforts to scale-up chemical recycling, Neste has successfully concluded another series of industrial-scale processing runs with increasing volumes of liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland.
