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Cooperation between Lindner Washtech and Erema delivers consistent quality in post-consumer recycling. How to achieve consistent recycled pellet quality in plastics recycling by exchanging data between the extruder and washing system, and how intelligent energy management reduces costs, was revealed at IFAT in Munich by the Erema Group and Lindner. This
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The market for recycled plastics is booming. The Republic Services Polymer Center in Las Vegas is to contrib-ute to meeting this demand with an expected annual output of more than 50,000 tons of recycled plastics. To achieve these ambitious goals, Republic Services is relying on the technology and expertise of Krones.
Read moreA N$24 million (over US$1.2million) investment through a partnership between Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Namibia and Plastic Packaging has culminated in the opening of a new PET flaking plant in Okahandja which will double the capacity of the only mechanical recycler of plastic waste in the country. The plant was
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Carbios celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for the world’s first PET biorecycling plant on April 25, in the presence of representatives of local authorities, partner brands and industrial partners. Located in Longlaville, in the Grand-Est region of France, Carbios’ first commercial plant is intended to play a key role in the fight
Read moreBy Ruth Comerford, BBC News. As BBC News reports the UK’s bottle deposit and return scheme (DRS) will be delayed until 2027, four years later than planned. Ministers blamed the Welsh government for wanting to include glass in the scheme – which the UK government opposes. Charities said the delay “makes
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Paag, a member of Bell Holding A.Ş., installed a Starlinger recoSTAR PET 165 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line with a production capacity of up to 1,800 kg/h in its Gebze facility in Kocaeli near Istanbul. The line has taken up operation in mid-March 2024. By investing in bottle-to-bottle recycling, Paag
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In the pursuit of concluding the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations successfully and on time, a collaborative call to action, by Virginia Janssens, Managing Director of Plastics Europe, is made to industry stakeholders and governments alike, urging a concerted effort towards identifying common solutions in Ottawa: “To ensure the Global Plastics Treaty
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Carbios was awarded first prize in the “So French So Innovative” Award organised by Business France, the Hong Kong Committee of French Foreign Trade Advisors (CCEF), La French Tech and its partners at InnoEx 2024 (taking place in Hong Kong from 13 to 16 April). The award recognises French innovation to
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Gneuss, W5181 Gneuss will show a complete Omni recycling machine featuring a Multi Rotation System MRS 130 extruder, a water ring pump vacuum system, a fully automatic melt filtration system RSFgenius 150 and an online Viscometer VIS. This machine is designed for the processing of up to 1,000 kg/h (2,200 lbs/h) of undried
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Starlinger, W5169 Super-cleaning and odour reduction solutions for the most popular consumer packaging materials: The two Starlinger business units Viscotec and recycling technology have joined forces to offer high-end solutions for producing food-grade recycled PP, PE PS and PET. The recycling system consists of a Reco Star dynamic recycling extruder with/without degassing,
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Weima, W4781 + W4789 Weima, a leading provider of size reduction equipment, is set to showcase its latest developments in plastic shredding, recycling, and waste management. With a focus on enhancing efficiency, promoting circularity, and maximising value throughout the plastics lifecycle, the company offers a diverse range of solutions tailored to
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