PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2020

MATERIALS / RECYCLING PETplanet Insider Vol. 21 No. 06/20 www.petpla.net 21 MATERIALS / RECYCLING 21 tal impact of the bottle is divided by the number of uses. Moreover, it depends on the return rate and life span: with a 95% return rate, a seven-year life span and three cycles per year, the average refilling number per bottle will be 11. Even after these various filling cycles, the bottles can be recycled. This makes it a unique system in terms of ease of recycling and reintroduc- tion with ref-PET revealing itself to be a huge opportunity, especially for short distance distribution in big cities with satellite filling sites. The recipe for a sustainable transformation To meet these challenges, Sidel states that collaboration is key, across and beyond the plastic industry. The circular economy is the new paradigm, aiming at closing the loop to avoid leakage to the environment by favour- ing recycling as well as reduction and reuse with PET having a unique posi- tion. Leading brand owners are con- vinced that the right answer to reduce their packaging GHG impact is recycled PET and refillable PET. To support the transformation towards sustainability, besides the industry stakeholders’ com- mitments, four ingredients are required to support it: correct consumer behav- iour, extended collection infrastructure, innovative technologies across the value chain and intensified regulation with mandatory collection targets and recycled content. www.sidel.com Real Recycling Once is Never Enough With our innovative recycling and processing technologies, even the most heavily contaminated polymer waste can be recycled. But not simply recycled: reprocessed to consistently high quality products for demanding applications, even after repeated processing cycles. Good for the environment and good for your business. We are specialists both for individually engineered retrofit packages for upgrading your recycling extrusion equipment - and also for complete, turn-key lines. More information at www.gneuss.com