Plastics
BIR requests extension of deadline for comments on China’s import ban
| BIR Director General Arnaud Brunet has addressed an official letter to the World Trade Organisation via the European Commission to request an extension of the deadline for comments in the aforementioned matter so that all stakeholders are given the opportunity to put forward their concerns.
Plastic packaging: from waste to valuable resources
| The PlastiCircle project aims to improve plastic packaging waste collection, transport, sorting and recycling rates in Europe.
ISRI Statement on China’s Intent to Ban Certain Scrap Imports
| Earlier today, China notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its intent to ban the import of certain scrap materials by year end. Among the items included on the list are most scrap plastics (“including polymers of ethylene, styrene, vinyl chloride and PET…”), mixed paper and slags and drosses.
PET recyclers suffer lower input qualities
| The average yield of the PET recyclers has decreased from 73% to 68% since 2011. This 5 points decrease has led to substantial and additional cost for the European PET recyclers. Additionally, recyclers are obliged to discard more material in order to achieve good quality of recycled PET.
RecoCard scheme successfully recycles 1 million PVC gift cards
| One million old PVC store gift cards have been successfully recycled in a pioneering trial, providing material for use in new products, such as pipes, and saving 10 tonnes of plastic from being landfilled.
Machine turns waste plastic into energy
| The first systems to use anaerobic digestion technology to turn waste plastics into energy and fertiliser are being developed in South Australia. POET Systems expects to have its first two machines – each capable of processing 20 tonnes of plastic a week – operating commercially in about 12 months.
20 Years EPRO: Multinational successful networking
| EPRO, the European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisations, looks back on 20 years of successful work for the environ-mentally friendly taking back and recycling of plastic waste.
Euric supports strategy on plastics
| In a position paper the federation points out that there are severall obstacles to overcome.
PlasticsEurope launches industry initiative for polystyrene
| PlasticsEurope launched today an initiative to promote innovative recycling solutions for Polystyrene, in a push to support the European Union's circular economy plan. The group aims to engage the value chain in the development and industrialization of promising new recycling technologies.
Marketing & design crucial for advancing circularity of plastics
| Professionals from the plastics recycling sector and its value chain have gathered at the Annual Meeting 2017 in Barcelona on the 15th of June at the conference that featured high-level speakers including European Commission, Waste Agency of Catalonia and brand owners.
The Plastics Recycling Show Europe Returns to Amsterdam for 2018
| Following its highly successful launch in March this year, organisers of the Plastics Recycling Show (PRS) Europe, the first pan-European exhibition and conference solely dedicated to plastics recycling, have announced that the event will return to the RAI Amsterdam in The Netherlands on 24-25 April 2018.
Recoup’s plea – don’t slow us down!
| Member based plastics recycling organisation RECOUP continues to go from strength to strength with growth in member numbers, expanding initiatives and increased stakeholder engagement.
Bulk bag discharging, pneumatic conveying boost plastic recycling productivity
| A Spanish plastics company collects, sorts and recycles plastic scrap, which involves compounding and pelletising of resins using a mineral additive in powder form.
Amut Group: Booming Sales in South East Asia
| Over 10 million euros is the turnover amount achieved with confirmed deals during and immediately after the Chinaplas in May.
