PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2014

MATERIAL / RECYCLING 17 PET planet insider Vol. 15 tion). Since 2007 he has worked on FCM assessment and has led the team since 2012. EFSA, for which Authority he is presenting, gives spe- cific, practice-related recommenda- tions on residual contamination in the recycled PET as well as to acceptable migration i.e. max. potential intake of PET, critical operating parameter on use of recycled PET. Dr. Barthelemy urges: “Life cycle thinking – a circular economy (from PET to bottle to RPET for new bottle)”. No less familiar are the problems according to Dr. Eric Barthelemy: “Des- perately waiting for finali- sation of legislation”. And, resignedly, he adds: “Scien- tific discussions are too diffi- cult for industries to under- stand. Waste management is not a subject for academics. We must adopt a practical approach and draw on our own experience and compe- tence. Practical life should be our guide. Theories should follow real life conditions”. His final plea is: “Let us do all we can to ensure our food is safe”. And safely packed - so say all of us, was the verdict of listeners in the PET NET- WORK Auditorium, when the Europeans had spoken. PET sustainability In Block 3, PET Sustain- ability, the intention, finally, was to speak about the specific measures – relating to European recycling. An Vossen – Executive Man- ager Plarebel and Head of the Working Group on Bottle Recycling – held forth under the title ”EPBP (European PET Bottle Platform) Activi- ties & Developments”. EPRO (European Plastics Recycling Organisation), has its finger on the pulse of European recycling, and is, in its capacity as an associa- tion, a member of PETcore Europe. Expectations as far as the presenters were con- cerned were high, especially in the case of An Vossen for whom the practice of collec- tion and recycling is something close to her heart. She has worked with a variety of international sorting centres, recycling companies and organisa- tions. In her presentation the estab- lished processes were articulated, the not unfamiliar requirement to “Reduce – Reuse – Recycle“, the closed loop- ing starting with the design of a PET bottle together with its closure, via sorting, grinding, cleaning, super- cleaning, right through to recycling and ultimately back to the re-design- ing. The topic “bottle-to-bottle: the potential problem zones such as size and shape, weight and light weight, resin grade, colorant, barrier technolo- gies additives” were itemised point by point as well as – in relation to closures - liners, seals & valves, die labels und die sleeves, adhesive and all other components – all potential obstacles en route to sustainable PET which need to be taken into account and at best need to be eliminated. IMAGINE FILLING MULTIPLE PRODUCTS ON THE SAME LINE… NOW YOU CAN! Water, juice and soft drinks, all on a single machine? The Flextronic modular platform adapts effortlessly to still or sparkling, clear or pulpy and hot or cold-fill, and easily switches from one bottle neck-size to the other. A revolutionary filling technology that gives you extreme operational flexibility with minimal product loss and downtime at flavor switch. Clean, safe and versatile. Welcome to the new generation of fillers. carbonated still hot-fill cold-fill pulp non-pulp water juice soft drink SIPA S.p.A. - Via Caduti del Lavoro, 3 - 31029 Vittorio Veneto (TV) - Italy Tel. +39 0438 911511 - Fax +39 0438 912273 - e-mail: sipa@zoppas.com www.sipa.it