Plastics
Driving the development of recycling options for flexible packaging
| The results of significant research to enable further developments towards establishing recycling options for flexible plastic packaging delivered by the two-year REFLEX R&D project were unveiled at the K Show in October 2016.
Plastics recyclers have to be patient
| The market for plastics recycling does not look very promising, Surendra Patawari Borad, Präsident of BIRs plastics committee explained at the beginning of BIR’s autumn conference in Amsterdam.
New initiative for polyolefin recycling
| The three plastics industry organisations EuPC, PRE and PE have launched a new Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform (PCEP) through which the industry calls on all actors to join them in driving towards this goal and play their part.
Massive purgings easily granulated
| In order for plastic waste to be reintroduced into the production cycle it is often necessary, that it is cleaned before further processing. For this purpose Pallmann offers the mechanical dryer PMD 9-30. It is used for the mechanical dewatering of thin-walled plastic particles with a particle size between 6 and 30 mm.
Umac celebrates foundation of the company at K show
| The Erema subsidiary Umac, the specialist for used recycling systems and components, was represented for the first time at this year's K.
Rapid unveils new shredders for plastics
| At K, size-reduction specialist Rapid Granulator has introduced the Raptor series, a new family of shredders for plastics.
Recycling of HDPE- and LDPE Film Edge Trimmings
| Film edge trimmings occur during the production of HDPE- and LDPE film which, in extruded form, can be directly reintroduced into the production cycle. The Pallmann Recycling Extruder ECO 70 is mainly used for processing this type of waste. The film material can be fed into the machine either as endless edge trimmings, as bales or as tangled film.
Candi Plastic Recycling: Third line from Starlinger
| After the first plastics recycling line in 2014, Starlinger Recycling Technology supplied a second line to Candi Plastic Recycling in Sollenau, Lower Austria, last year. In July 2016, the third Starlinger line took up production at the company’s subsidiary Calex in Romania.
Untapped Potential for More Household Plastic Collections
| The UK Household Plastics Collection Survey outlines the collection of household plastics in the UK.
New wet shredder from Lindner
| Used as a pre-shredder, the new Lindner Micromat WS wet shredder is the first step in washing systems for post-consumer plastic scrap.
Starlinger wants to reduce post-consumer waste smells
| Starlinger is presenting a technology at K 2016 that reduces the smell during and after recycling significantly and allows recyclers to “upcycle” their end product.
Complete solution for plastic recyclers
| Bühler Sortex and National Recovery Technologies (NRT) will be showcasing their complete solution for bottle and flake sorting in at K 2016 in Düsseldorf on the 19-26 October.
Taking plastics recycling to greater heights
| Over 200 delegates from across the UK and Europe took part in discussion and debate at the Recoup Plastics Recycling Conference.
Sesotec focuses on contaminant detection and material sorting at K
| Sesotec intends to present the rapid pro-sense metal separator and the raycon D x-ray inspection system – both fit for “Industrie 4.0”.
