All Recycling Technologies articles
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ArticlePerstorp to supply Stenungsund facility with wastewater recycled from municipal treatment plant
Perstorp has invested in a project set to supply its facility in Stenungsund, Sweden with wastewater from a nearby municipal treatment plant – a move expected to save 1.1 billion litres of fresh water every year.
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ArticleSaica Group acquires shares in Fox Recykling to expand Eastern European waste management
Saica Group has reached an agreement to acquire 76% of Fox Recykling’s shares in the hopes of expanding its waste management services in the Eastern European market via its Saica Natur business division.
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ArticleRecycling rates for aluminium cans almost 73% in various EU countries, according to new report
A report commissioned by Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium has suggested that an overall recycling rate of 72.8% for aluminium beverage cans was achieved in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland in 2020, saving 4.2 million tonnes of CO2eq. However, this is thought to coincide with a 9% increase in can consumption, and a 3% decrease in the recycling rate, since 2019.
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Article4evergreen launches recyclability evaluation tool for fibre-based packaging
The 4evergreen alliance has released the beta version of its Fibre-Based Packaging Recyclability Evaluation protocol, with the tool as a whole expected to create an improved and standardised framework for evaluating the recyclability of packaging products in Europe.
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Article750,000 tonnes of household plastic packaging not collected for recycling in the UK, says RECOUP
In a new report, RECOUP has estimated that 750,000 tonnes of household plastics are not currently collected for recycling in the UK and calls for new legislative changes to close the loop on the nation’s plastics.
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ArticleDow receives RecyClass approval to mechanically recycle its lamination adhesives
A selection of Dow’s solvent-free and water-borne lamination adhesives have reportedly received approval for mechanical recycling from RecyClass and are now expected to contribute an adhesive component to Dow’s REVOLOOP technology platform.
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ArticleCoveris announces new solution to recover and recycle waste on-site, producing recyclate for customers
Coveris has launched ReCover, a new business segment seeking to facilitate the sourcing, processing, and recycling of waste at Coveris sites to close its own loop and provide high-quality recyclates to third-party customers.
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ArticleWM and Dow run curbside recycling pilot scheme for plastic films in Illinois city
WM and Dow are collaborating to facilitate curbside recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic films in a pilot scheme taking place in the US city of Hickory Hills, Illinois.
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ArticleUPM Raflatac receives RecyClass approval for pressure-sensitive labels
UPM Raflatac’s pressure-sensitive labels have reportedly been tested in accordance with RecyClass Recyclability Evaluation Protocols and received ‘limited’ approval to be recycled with polymer containers.
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ArticleBerry’s non-carbon black aims to facilitate recycling of Diplom-IS ice cream tubs
Berry Superfos has provided its new non-carbon black colour containers to Diplom-IS for the tubs packaging its Royal ice cream brand, apparently ensuring their recyclability.
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ArticleINEOS and Plastic Energy join forces to work towards large-scale production of raw materials from plastic waste
INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe has signed an agreement with Plastic Energy aiming to produce 100,000 tonnes per annum of recycled raw materials from plastic waste at its steam cracker in Germany.
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ArticleWhat is next for CEFLEX’s ValueFlex sorting and processing solution?
Following the announcement of CEFLEX and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste’s ValueFlex sorting and processing model for flexible plastics, we spoke to CELFEX workstream consultant Dana Mosora to learn more about the company’s vision for its future.
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ArticleCEFLEX and AEPW join forces to recycle household flexibles at a commercial scale
CEFLEX and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste have unveiled the ValueFlex sorting and processing model in an attempt to tackle hard-to-recycle flexible plastics in household waste streams; the companies anticipate that, by working towards a commercial-scale facility, they can process 50,000 tonnes of household flexible plastics starting in 2025.
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ArticleFINAT predicts that EU’s legislative revisions to restrict packaging materials will disrupt development of recycling technologies
FINAT has released a statement expressing concern over the European Commission’s reported plans to revise its Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive with a negative list of packaging characteristics – suggesting that to do so would impede the progress of recycling technologies.
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ArticleACE’s new recycling guidelines for beverage packaging encourage design-for-recycling, 90% collection rate, and decarbonisation in lead-up to 2030
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment has published new recycling guidelines looking towards the wider production of renewable, circular, and climate-positive packaging solutions by 2030, including a 90% collection and 70% recycling rate and the broader utilisation of fibre over plastic.
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ArticleSI Group develops range of performance additives hoped to refine recycling process for polymers
SI Group, developer and manufacturer of performance additives, process solutions, pharmaceuticals, and chemical intermediates, has unveiled its EVERCYCLE additives platform for recycling PET, HDPE, PP, and LDPE packaging – aiming to improve stability, performance, colour control, and the amount of recycled content produced.
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ArticleTotalEnergies Corbion purchases reprocessed PLA waste for production of rPLA
TotalEnergies Corbion has announced that it is buying reprocessed PLA waste to recycle into its Luminy rPLA brand, which claims to share the properties and certifications of virgin Luminy PLA.
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ArticleFinalist Interview: UPLIFT recyclable plastics solution
The UPLIFT project, a finalist in our pre-commercialized Recyclable Packaging Sustainability Awards category, is a multi-stakeholder project developed by researchers at Aalborg University which focuses on the biological depolymerization of bio- and fossil-based plastic packaging waste.
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ArticleVeolia’s PlastiLoop offer pursues circularity by providing companies with ‘circular’ resins and supporting recycling processes
Veolia has launched its new PlastiLoop offer – said to provide customers across industrial sectors with circular resins and the means to utilise them, from waste collection to the production of new polymers.
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ArticleTotalEnergies announces ‘low-carbon’ recycled polymer range intended to improve energy efficiency of plastics
TotalEnergies has launched RE:clic, a new range of low-carbon polymers aiming to reduce the carbon footprint of end-use applications by improving their energy efficiency.