Coca-Cola in Hong Kong recycles locally collected plastic bottles

Coca-Cola in Hong Kong, represented by The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partner Swire Coca-Cola, has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing beverage packaging waste by recycling locally collected plastic bottles into new ones. The initiative leverages the advanced recycling facility supported by the Coca-Cola System in Hong Kong. As Hong Kong

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Circular Plastics Company inaugurates a new Sorema PET recycling line in Vietnam

Circular Plastics Company (CPC) has chosen Italian technology from Sorema, a global leader in the manufacturing of plastic recycling plants, for its new line in Vietnam. The line, inaugurated on June 10, 2025, is designed for PET recycling and incorporates advanced technologies. Fully operational for several weeks, it delivers a production

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Magpet commissions Herbold Meckesheim with another PET bottle washing line

Indian preform and plastic packaging manufacturer Magpet Polymer Pvt Ltd has commissioned Herbold Meckesheim with another PET bottle washing line.Indroneel Goho, President & CEO of Magpet Polymers Pvt Ltd, visited Herbold at K 2025 to sign the contract. The new washing line is an extension of the bottle-to-bottle recycling plant that

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RecyClass launches first-ever certification focused on traceability for plastic sorting processes

RecyClass officially released its Sorting Process Certification, introducing a pioneering framework that meets the input requirements for food-contact recycled plastics in line with Regulation (EU) Nº 2022/1616. Starting in early 2026, sorting centres and downstream waste traders involved in preparing waste for plastic recycling processes will have the opportunity to apply

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Cost impact calculator for rPET 25% mandates

Regulatory pressure is reshaping the economics of PET preforms, and a new free tool is helping manufacturers, brand owners, and supply chain teams quantify the impact. Shanghai-based company iBottling has published a non-commercial rPET 25% mandate cost model, designed to translate recycled content requirements into actionable financial insights. The tool synthesises

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UG Group acquires Wellman International from Indorama, securing future of Irish recycling operations

The High Court in Ireland has approved the examiner’s scheme of arrangement for Wellman International, paving the way for a new ownership structure. The decision means that Indorama Ventures has achieved its aim of finding a new investor for the Irish operations, while preserving employment at the Mullagh-based recycling specialist. Under

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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

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STADLER completes lightweight packaging sorting plant for PreZero in Sollenau, Austria

STADLER, the German company specialising in the planning, production, and assembly of turnkey sorting plants, has completed and commissioned a lightweight packaging (LVP) sorting facility for PreZero Sorting Austria GmbH in Sollenau. The facility is the largest and most complex that STADLER has built to date, underlining the scale of the

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rPlanet Earth shutdown – a wake-up call for domestic recycling policy, APR states

The recent shutdown of Vernon-based PET recycler rPlanet Earth should serve as a wake-up call to policymakers in California and across the country, according to a recent statement from the Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR). The organization notes that rPlanet Earth represented around 4% of the nation’s rPET capacity, and that

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