Plastics

With the support of the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE), AIMPLAS is developing the ENZPLAST2 project, whose aim is to develop new, more sustainable processes for producing, recycling and composting plastics.

The recycling input characterisation guiding requirements, developed by Plastics Recyclers Europe and based on the expertise of European plastics recyclers, are aimed at encouraging the increasing quality of plastics recycling.

By developing solutions covering the full plastic value chain – from design to recycling – CIRC-PACK, funded by the European Commission, has proven the feasibility of making plastics industry circular in a consumer-friendly way.

In 2019, several players from the value chain of plastics packaging joined forces in the Recyclass Platform initiative, to create harmonised Design for Recycling Guidelines, a scoring method, and test protocols to assess the recyclability of plastics packaging and of new packaging technologies in the European market.

A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Bath.

Sesotec sorting systems help recycling company MultiPet GmbH ensure the highest quality in PET flake production.

European Plastics recycling industry is closing production due to the current market developments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Siegwerk, provider of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and APK AG, a specialist in the production of high-quality plastic recyclate from packaging waste, completed de-inking trials of twofold printed LDPE-films.

RCS is a company based in Werne, Germany, specializing in recycling management.

In collaboration with six other companies from the Austrian packaging industry, the injection moulding machine manufacturer Engel founded the “Verpackung mit Zukunft” (Packaging with a Future) platform.

Recofloor has collected in total 5,000 tonnes of waste vinyl flooring since the national award-winning take back scheme was founded by flooring manufacturers Polyflor and Altro in 2009.