PETnews 6 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 No. 10/25 www.petpla.net Natural Mineral Waters Europe and UNESDA launch DRS Playbook Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE) and UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe launch the ‘DRS Playbook: Everything you need to know about developing, financing and operating Deposit Return Schemes’. This guide, commissioned by OLHC Consultants, is designed to support the implementation of effective Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) across Europe. With the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) recently approved and with more EU Member States in the process of considering, implementing or redesigning DRS, the Playbook is intended to provide a practical, experience-based guide to creating effective collection systems for the environment, consumers and the beverage industry. When designed and implemented well, DRS can significantly improve the quality and quantity of beverage packaging recycling. “There can be no one-size-fits-all for DRS. Every system will need to take into account the country’s specific context. But with this Playbook, we hope to provide the essential ingredients to build effective schemes. By working together and sharing key learnings and best practices, we can build solutions which will deliver circularity for beverage packaging across Europe”, said Patricia Fosselard, Secretary General of NMWE. Drawing on industry knowledge, real-world case studies and policy analysis, the DRS Playbook reflects years of engagement with DRS across Europe. Aligning closely with the PPWR, it provides detailed guidance on: How to design an efficient and consumer-friendly system. How to finance and ensure long-term sustainability. How to operate systems that guarantee high return rates and clean, closed-loop recycling. www.unesda.eu www.naturalmineralwaterseurope.org LNJ GreenPET and Sumitomo Corporation sign MoU for strategic collaboration in rPET sector LNJ GreenPET, a part of the LNJ Bhilwara Group, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation to establish a strategic collaboration in the rapidly growing rPET sector in India. The agreement outlines a multi-pronged framework for cooperation, encompassing commercial development, raw material procurement, marketing, and potential investment opportunities for the company’s upcoming rPET project in India. As part of the partnership, both companies intend to jointly conduct a comprehensive market study on the rPET landscape in India. The study will include market sizing, customer segmentation, technical assessments, supply chain benchmarking, and regulatory feasibility. These insights will serve as the foundation until LNJ GreenPET begins commercial production in 2026. To support the project during its pre-production phase, Sumitomo Corporation will facilitate interim sourcing of rPET flakes from Southeast Asia and other global regions. Additionally, the two companies will collaborate on pre-marketing activities, customer engagement, and the development of sales channels in both domestic and international markets. LNJ GreenPET, part of the LNJ Bhilwara Group, works in the plastics recycling sector with a focus on producing food-grade rPET. The company applies recycling technologies to support efforts in reducing plastic pollution and advancing circular economy practices in India. www.lnjbhilwara.com www.sumitomocorp.com TOMRA launches new eBook examining AI’s role in material recovery and sorting systems TOMRA Recycling has published its latest eBook, ‘AI in Recycling: Unlocking New Possibilities’. This comprehensive guide explores the rapidly evolving role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning (DL), in revolutionising the global recycling industry and driving material circularity. The free-to-download eBook aims to demystify deep learning, explaining its mechanisms and showcasing its practical applications in overcoming complex sorting challenges, such as enabling the separation of previously hard-to-classify materials through the training of vast datasets. The eBook details how the synergy achieved by combining deep learning with traditional sensors in optical sorters is unlocking new opportunities for the recovery of valuable resources, enhancing material purity and creating new revenue streams. Readers will gain insights into the tangible benefits of DL-based solutions, including enhanced flexibility, the creation of new high-value material streams, superior sorting accuracy, advanced plant automation and optimised processes. Furthermore, it examines the crucial role of AI in meeting the demands of evolving regulations like the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Looking ahead, the eBook presents a vision for the future where AI could drive fully transparent and self-optimised recycling plants. www.tomra.com
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