Recyclers are investing strongly; Big development steps in the field of recycling; Chemical can at best only supplement mechanical recycling; Circular economy as export opportunity. Frankfurt, 16 July 2019 – Interview with Manfred Hackl,...
According to the "Industry Sector" news of the K-Portal: US-based Greif (Delaware, Ohio), an industrial packaging and container manufacturer, has invested a large sum in a new blow moulding machine...
Few days ago, the French government presented an anti-waste draft law as previously announced (see K Portal Source). The proposed circular economy bill was put forward by Brune Poirson, who...
Leading Austrian companies are joining forces in the RePETitio project, following an initiative of Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH to prove that PET-waste other than PET bottles can successfully be recycled...
A total of eight Austrian companies have, with the involvement of the network Business Upper Austria, set themselves the target to advance the recycling of polyolefins from household waste. For...
Plastics Recyclers Europe has released a publication titled Flexible Polyethylene Recycling in Europe Accelerating the Transition Towards Circular Economy. The paper includes information on prerequisites for increasing the recycling of flexible PE...
Six months before the beginning of the System 001 project, PIMI has introduced and followed its track. After couple of months the project experts found a problem and halted their...
In an effort to increase the volume and improve the quality of packaging materials available for reprocessing, Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) has called for improvements in sorting practices. To assist...
3D scheme of the Avonmouth recycling facility (Image: Pennon Group) UK-based Pennon Group has announced a project to power its new GBP 65m (EUR 73m) plastics recycling...
Leaders and influencers in the recycling and waste management industries have convened at the TOMRA Leads Global Conference 2019 to discuss solutions to the problems posed by plastic waste. With...
In a VDMA Interview with Dr. Christoph Steger, CSO ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH, he said.“We Europeans should set a good example” The EU is pushing ahead with circular economy and recycling. In...
The founder and the website of the huge ocean clean-up System 001 explains the latest developments in the project. "Last September, we deployed System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage...
Sustainability has always been an important part of BIEGLO – High Performance Polymers. Through the focus on Polyethertherketon (PEEK) in form of raw materials and shapes BIEGLO was able to...
Matila is going to display a 3 in 1 recycling line for PET waste materials at the K show. Plastic material recovery services can be both cost-efficient and productive, saving resources...
Photo from PRE Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) has released new figures for European recycling capacities of rigid packaging made of polyethylene or polypropylene. In 2018, there...
HENKEL: Detergent and cosmetics packaging made entirely of recyclate / Social Plastic rPET in collaboration with Plastic Bank Consumer goods group Henkel is proceeding to the next phase in its...
Swiss composites specialist Gurit is planning to close the purchase of Valplastic's PET recycling plant by the end of May 2019. The Valplastic brand would not be part of the transaction....