Charter Aims to Help Create a Circular Economy for Plastics Through Reuse, Reduction & Recycling 2020-08-27 16:27:18 Plastic Oceans Joins Oceans Plastics Charter to Reduce Waste Plastics in the Oceans Plastic Oceans International (POI), a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising awareness about plastic pollution, has joined the Ocean Plastics Charter (the Charter), a global pact that offers a five-part plan to reduce plastic pollution in marine environments worldwide. read more ...
Collaboration to Spearhead Technology to Enhance the Circularity of Plastics 2020-08-27 16:15:18 Packaging Firm Sealed Air Invests in Advanced Recycling Company Plastic Energy Charlotte, North Carolina based packaging firm, Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE) has signed a collaboration agreement with advanced plastic recycling technology firm, Plastic Energy’s parent company, Plastic Energy Global. read more ...
Working with Brand Owners and Recyclers to Achieve Recyclability Goals 2020-08-21 16:24:04 APR Publishes PE Film Critical Guidance and Test Documents A new testing protocol that determines whether film packaging is compatible with the current recycling infrastructure in North America has been developed by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). read more ...
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 ...
German Firm Secures Bond Funding from Japanese firms for Plastic Waste Reduction 2020-07-03 16:21:48 Henkel Concludes 5-year $70m Plastic Waste Reduction Bond Düsseldorf based diversified product manufacturer, Henkel, has become “the first company globally” to conclude a plastic waste reduction bond. read more ...
Cyclyx International to Utilise AI, Data & Modelling to Boost Plastics Recycling Rates 2020-07-03 15:36:16 Agilyx Launches Feedstock Management Company for Plastic Wastes American chemical recycling specialist, Agilyx Corporation, is leveraging its existing post-use plastic feedstock management system to create a new subsidiary company Cyclyx International, Inc. read more ... Durakerbs Being Rolled Out as City Aims to Cut Reliance on Public Transport in Face of Pandemic 2020-07-03 13:50:51 Recycled Plastic Kerbing System Supporting Pop-Up Cycle Lanes in London In a bid to discourage the use of public transport following the coronavirus outbreak new pop-up cycling lanes are being introduced across London using a new ‘bolt down’ kerb - made entirely from recycled plastic. 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 ... New Technologies Need to be Implemented to Meet EU Plastics Strategy Targets 2020-06-10 15:06:26 Chemical Recycling Europe Calls for Legislation to Improve Circular Economy for Plastics in EU In a recent position paper, Chemical Recycling Europe, a trade association founded last year to promote and implement innovative solutions for the chemical recycling of plastic waste, has called for faster recognition and legislation review to unlock the potential of chemical recycling. read more ... 30 billion PET Bottle REcycling Target by 2030 with REPREVE Platform 2020-06-05 11:05:18 Unifi Hits 20 billion Target for PET Bottle Recycling Greensboro, North Carolina based Unifi, a specialist in recycling plastic bottles into synthetic yarns, has reached a key goal set in 2017 of transforming more than 20 billion PET bottles. read more ... First Unit Delivered to Nairobi, Kenya Could Save 200,000 Plastic Bottles per Month 2020-05-29 14:03:26 Wayout’s Sustainable Micro Factories Delivering Clean Water and Cutting Plastic Waste Swedish sustainable tech firm, Wayout, has launched a micro factory platform which produces 70,000 litres of perfect drinking water monthly while also preventing up to 200,000 plastic bottles becoming waste and saving 8 tonnes of GHG emissions. 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 ...
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