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On May 1st, the City of Kansas City, Missouri began delivery of 162,000 recycling carts that sets the wheels in motion to transition the city to cart-based recycling collection which provides increased capacity for more recyclable materials, rolling carts for easy maneuvering, and a streamlined collections process. The project, which advances
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The Erema Group GmbH closed the 2022/2023 financial year in March with around EUR 355 million in overall turnover. “With demand for recycled plastics remaining high, the past financial year brought many challenges that we needed to handle,” says Manfred Hackl, CEO of Erema. The challenges included persistent delays in the
Read moreNiche Cocoa Industry Ltd, Ghana’s largest fully integrated cocoa processor, has successfully installed its first-ever aseptic line through Sidel. The line marks a significant milestone for the company, as it makes its first venture into milk-based products in PET with the assistance of Sidel’s long-standing expertise in aseptic production. “We selected
Read moreThe Belgian plastic and preform bottle manufacturer Resilux plans to expand its factory in northern Bucharest, Romania. This was announced by the Belgian Luxembourg Romanian Moldovan Chamber of Commerce on the social media platform LinkedIn. The expansion plans by about 30% include the installation of a recycled PET (rPET) pellets production
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FIJI Water, an artesian water from the Fiji Islands, is transitioning its 500 ml and 330 ml bottles to 100% recycled plastic (rPET), excluding caps and labels, in the UK and EU markets starting in Spring 2023. This move is claimed to be a significant step towards reducing plastic waste and
Read moreThe ISO50001:2018 energy certificate has recently been awarded to Retal Iberia following an external audit. Quality Manager Xavi Mora says, “This international standard is a tool to support us improve on energy consumption by developing and implementing an energy management system. The aim of this certification is to for continual improvement
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On April 20, 2023, Krones has signed an agreement to acquire 90% of Ampco Pumps Company LLC. Based in Wisconsin, USA, Ampco Pumps is supplying sanitary pumps and applied products like mixing and blending equipment to the food, beverage, dairy processing, personal care and pharmaceuticals markets. The company has more than
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The organisers of Plastics Recycling Show Europe, taking place at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 10-11 May 2023, have published the event’s full conference programme featuring over 60 speakers. Taking place in two theatres for the first time this year, the free-to-attend event will provide a holistic view of the whole
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Carbios has accelerated its enzyme screening process with a microfluidic technology developed in partnership with the Paul Pascal Research Centre (a joint research unit of the CNRS and the University of Bordeaux, which specialises in microfluidics). This cutting-edge technology enables the screening of millions of enzymes in just one day, speeding
Read morePMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, and the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (Ameripen) released 2023 PACKAGING COMPASS: Evaluating Trends in U.S. Packaging Design Over the Next Decade and Implications for the Future of a Circular Packaging System, a new study and accompanying infographic identifying key trends
Read moreFollowing the partnership established in 2022 between European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) and RecyClass, the first joint approval was issued to MultiColor Corporation (MCC) technologies – ‘RecycLABEL Floatable SSL Flexo F779752’ & ‘RecycLABEL Floatable SSL Gravure 40951’. The tested technologies are printed shrink sleeves and the analysis consisted of evaluating the
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