OPRL Extends its Collaboration with Waste Industry 2020-08-11 12:15:12 Veolia First to Join On-Pack Recycling Label’s New Waste Management Company Category Waste and recycling giant, Veolia, has become the first company to join the On-Pack Recycling Label scheme under the recently introduced Waste Management Company membership category. read more ...
Recyclability Evaluation Protocol to Establish Compatibility of Products with Recycling Systems 2020-06-16 12:50:10 New Protocol for Measuring the Recyclability of PP Containers From RecyClass RecyClass, a cross-industry plastic recycling initiative, has published its Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for PP (polypropylene) in a guidance for carrying out laboratory analysis of the various design features of rigid packaging made from PP resin. read more ...
Latest PRN Data from Environment Agency shows 48% Increase Over May 2019 2020-06-11 13:51:56 Lockdown Drives Spike in Aluminium Packaging Collected for Recycling in UK According to data released by the Environment Agency yesterday, 17,066 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling in the UK last month (May) – an increase of 48% compared to the same period in 2019. read more ...
Plastics Recyclers Europe Aims to Drive Quality Recycling of Plastics 2020-05-29 12:23:25 PRE: New Guidelines on the Characterisation of Recycling Input With the aim of at encouraging the increasing quality of plastics recycling, trade association, Plastics Recyclers Europe, has published its input characterisation guiding requirements based on the expertise of European plastics recyclers, read more ...
Rick Hindley on Maintaining High Reprocessing Rates to Create New Packaging 2020-04-23 14:24:26 Alupro: Recycling Industry Showing Resilience in Face of Virus Rick Hindley, executive director at Alupro, explores the impact of COVID-19 on kerbside recycling collections and discusses the importance of maintaining high reprocessing rates to create essential packaging materials. read more ...
Plastics Converters Call for Focus on Returning Economy & Society to Normality 2020-04-23 11:12:49 VIDEO: EuPC Urge Delay on Single-Use Plastics Directive Until Pandemic Eases With the pandemic wreaking havoc across Europe, not only on national economies but also on societies, communities, EuPC, the EU-level trade association of European plastics converters, is calling for the Single-Use Plastics Directive to be postponed until the situation normalises. read more ... Automated Plant for Sorting PET Bottles & Aluminium Cans from Return System 2020-04-09 15:25:35 STADLER Commissions Can & Bottle Recycling Plant for Dansk Retursystem German recycling equipment manufacturer STADLER has completed commissioning of a new beverage packaging sorting plant for Dansk Retursystem in Taastrup, Denmark. read more ... Closed-Loop Solution for Difficult to Recycled Multi-Layer Plastic Films 2020-04-03 12:19:47 Multi-Layer Film Recycling Process from Coperion Avoids Production Waste Stuttgart based plastics manufacturing, processing, handling and recycling equipment manufacturer, Coperion GmbH, is implementing a closed-loop concept for the production of flexible multi-layer film. read more ... Supply & Demand of Recycled Materials in Flux as COVID-19 “Containment” Ramps Up 2020-03-23 11:38:10 European Markets for Recycled Materials React in the Face of Coronavirus Mark Victory and Matt Tudball, Senior Editors at ICIS, highlight concerns over the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak on key European recycling markets... read more ... Recycled Content of Müller’s Milk Bottles to Exceed Dairy Roadmap Targets 2020-02-26 14:10:40 Müller UK Long-Term Recycled HDPE Contract for Biffa Dairy firm, Müller UK, has awarded a contract to Biffa for the supply of food grade recycled High-Density Polyethylene plastic to be used in all its milk bottles. read more ... Multi-feed Reverse Vending and Digital Payout 2020-02-20 13:12:40 TOMRA Previews R1 Express – The “Self-Driving Car of Container Recycling” Following the launch of the new TOMRA R1 "multi-feed" reverse vending solution, reverse vending system manufacturer, TOMRA, is further expanding it recycling automation offering with the unveiling of the Express returns concept. read more ... Compostable Plastics Could be Particularly Useful for Flexible Packaging 2020-02-06 12:16:27 New WRAP Guidance Over Compostable Plastic Packaging Based on the products and infrastructure that are available to packaging designers and specifiers, WRAP has published new guidance to help businesses make informed choices when considering the use of compostable packaging. read more ...
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