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Informal Waste Sector

Why action for women in the informal recycling sector can’t wait

Women make up a significant share of the informal workforce, yet their performance is undervalued, their needs ignored and their voices unheard. This makes it all the more important to support them and give them the tools they need to improve their situation.

Jun 30, 2026
Reading time: about 7 minutes

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Spotlight on: Circular Economy

Peter von Hoffmann Coperion

Coperion's Peter von Hoffmann on the one extruder that handles every polymer:

"Modularity is a genuine advantage"

As recyclers juggle shorter runs, mixed feedstocks and tighter food-contact rules, extrusion equipment is under pressure to do more without losing quality. Peter von Hoffmann, General Manager, Business Unit Compounding Machines Engineering Plastics and Special Applications at Coperion, argues that the twin-screw extruder already resolves that tension — its strength lies not in any single setup, but in how fast it can be reconfigured for the next material.

Jun 22, 2026
Reading time: about 10 minutes

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