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Tackling the flexibles recycling challenge
Flexible packaging is lightweight and offers good barrier properties. However, currently only around 17% of flexible packaging is being collected and recycled in the EU. To address this problem, CEFLEX has developed a Quality Recycling Process (QRP) which sets out to capture the possibilities of existing technologies to drive the circular economy. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to CEFLEX’s Dana Mosora and Alec Walker-Love to find out more.
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