Starlinger recycling technology shortlisted for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe
Starlinger recycling technology has been shortlisted for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 for their new RecoStar PET art recycling line in the category “Product Technology Innovation of the Year”.
In technical development, Starlinger says, the focus of recycling technology has always been on achieving high production efficiency and keeping energy consumption and maintenance time as low as possible: The newly conceived PET bottle-to-bottle recycling system RecoStar PET art does not only consume 25 % less energy compared to the previous model, it also requires 46 % less maintenance time, has a 21 % smaller machine footprint, and a production output increase of 15 %. In total, bottle-to-bottle recyclers can save about 21 % in production costs with the new system, according to the company.
In addition to supplying FDA, Efsa and brand owner-approved PET recycling technology, Starlinger also offers recycling solutions for a variety of other post-consumer plastic scrap and industrial plastic waste. The specially developed odour reduction process ensures smell-reduced regranulate from post-consumer olefins such as PP and PE which are a widely used material for e.g. milk or detergent bottles. The company’s scope of supply also includes recycling solutions for agro- and geo-textiles, nonwovens, heavily printed and hygroscopic plastic films, or waste from textile production.
The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 winners will be announced on 11 May, during the second day of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe taking place at the RAI Amsterdam.
Open to organisations and individuals across Europe who are involved in the recycling of plastic materials, the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe are organised jointly by Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Crain Communications, organisers of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe.
