Plastics

Recipo has launched Recipo Material, a purpose-built recycling plant for plastic from electronic waste in Riga, Latvia.

The recycled PET Market is benefiting from the increasing consumption of packaged food products and carbonated and non-carbonated drinks across the world.

Updates from The UK Plastics Pact annual report show progress in the fight against single-use plastic, but how can others follow in their footsteps? Andrea Falco provides comment on how businesses can continue the good work.

At this year’s Propak East Africa in Nairobi from 17 to 19 March, visitors to the shared trade fair stand can find out how the recycling company Mr. Green Africa combines social responsibility with the highest specification technology and cost effectiveness.

Under the umbrella of Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), Tomra has recently completed tests revealing that polystyrene (PS) is not only made for recycling, but also made for sorting.

Waste Free Oceans partners with Fapil, a market leader in Portugal in the development, manufacture and commercialisation of useful products for hygiene, household cleaning, laundry care and storage.

EuPC has published the first results of its 3rd survey on the use of recycled polymers by plastics converting companies in Europe.

MEPs have vetoed a Commission proposal that would have allowed some lead in recycled PVC.

This year’s Petcore conference was held at the Crowne Plaza Brussels Hotel to welcome more than 300 industry delegates.

A strong trend towards the use of recycled PET (rPET) due to increased demand is projected in the report by sustainability consultancy Eunomia, done in collaboration with EFBW, Petcore Europe and PRE.

Through its new software and the fifth evolutionary stage of the tried-and-tested Unisort PR, Steinert wants to offer improvements in performance and maintenance.