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Stadler Anlagenbau has completed the design and installation of the new Republic Services Polymer Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. This marks the second facility developed for Republic Services, following the successful launch of the Las Vegas Polymer Center in late 2023. The inauguration ceremony took place on March 18, attended by the
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The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and RecyClass published the second progress report of their collaboration, which aims to accelerate the global harmonisation of plastic recyclability. Key updates include streamlining the measurement of intrinsic viscosity variation for PET bottles and harmonising the filter pack used in extrusion during HDPE and PP
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Aliplast has acquired Gurit Italia’s PET recycling plant, located in the Carmignano di Brenta (PD) facility: a strategic operation that will increase the company’s production capacity by approximately 15,000 additional tons of recycled PET per year. This acquisition is part of the broader strategy of the company controlled by Herambiente, part
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Reichmuth Infrastructure, on behalf of its SFDR Article 9 fund and one of its mandates, is financing the construction of a PET recycling plant in Ellesmere Port (UK). The plant will be located in the Plastic Park at Protos, an energy and resource management hub located in the North West of
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Leaders from Republic Services, Inc.and Blue Polymers, LLC, celebrated on March 18 the opening of North America’s first Polymer Center and Blue Polymers plastics recycling complex, transforming plastics circularity from curbside collection to consumer packaging and back again. The Indianapolis Polymer Center and Blue Polymers facilities are designed to work together
Read moreHarnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a new method for breaking down plastic waste. The non-toxic, environmentally friendly, solvent-free process first uses an inexpensive catalyst to break apart the bonds in PET. Then, the researchers merely expose the broken pieces to ambient air. Leveraging the trace amounts of
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PetStar was selected as an official partner of World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, UNESCO’s campaign to highlight engineering achievements around the world. The appointment as an official partner is part of a year-long global campaign that will include events, audiovisual productions, articles and news stories highlighting engineering achievements around the
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TCEP enhances the Design for Recycling for PET monolayer trays with the addition of Design for Recycling for PET multilayer trays. This initiative is in line with the work the Thermoform team is carrying out in the CEN Standardisation WG. These guidelines will provide further crucial support to the mechanical recycling
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The many ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the circular use of plastics will be showcased at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe exhibition and conference at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands from April 1-2, 2025. The AI Innovation Hub feature area introduces all the latest uses of AI in plastics
Read moreAxens, a leading technology licensor in the field of plastics circular economy, and Sorema, an international technology and equipment provider for sorting, cleaning and mechanical treatment of plastic wastes, announced their cooperation for providing integrated solutions for advanced (chemical, physical) recycling of plastic wastes. Thanks to this cooperation, Axens and Sorema
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Uruguay’s national packaging recovery initiative, Plan Vale, agreed on Friday, February 21, 2025, to the terms with the consortium of CIEMSA, CSI, and Reverse Logistics Group (RLG) to implement the country’s first Deposit Return and Refund System (DRS) for single-use beverage containers. This project positions Uruguay as the first Latin American
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