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Pyrowave introduces nanopurification technology: A short-loop chemical recycling innovation to remove toxic additives and contaminants in plastics

25 Sep 202322 Sep 2023 Heike Fischer 1122 Views 2 min read

On the sideline of the Chemical Recycling Europe Forum 2023, Pyrowave is proud to introduce its nanopurification technology. Applied to plastic waste, this technology operates at the molecular level to remove contaminants from polymers with perfect control on purified resins. It specifically addresses a challenge faced by most plastic waste recyclers

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EPBP launches design guidelines for recyclability for ‘food grade’ opaque white PET bottles

22 Sep 202321 Sep 2023 Heike Fischer 1420 Views 1 min read

The inclusion of opaque white PET beverage bottles in the targets set by the European Commission demonstrates the commitment of the industry towards a more sustainable future. EPBP (European PET Bottle Platform) has now developed ‘design guidelines for recyclability for food grade opaque white PET bottles and expects that these guidelines

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Waste Free Oceans and ICENECDEV join forces to combat marine plastic litter in Cameroon

21 Sep 202319 Sep 2023 Heike Fischer 1202 Views 1 min read

Waste Free Oceans, a global initiative dedicated to tackling marine plastic pollution, is proud to announce its partnership with ICENECDEV, the International Center for Environmental Education and Community Development, a non-governmental organisation based in Cameroon since 2005. This groundbreaking collaboration aims to address the critical issue of marine plastic litter and

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Chemical PET recycling plant under construction

8 Sep 20238 Sep 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 3198 Views 1 min read

To strengthen its efforts in the area of sustainability, Köksan PET ve Plastik Ambalaj San. ve Tic. A.Ş., headquartered in Gaziantep, Turkiye, aims to construct the world’s biggest rPET plant based on chemical recycling of post consumed PET waste. It is intended to commence the production of 100% food grade rPET

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H.E. Eng. Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality inaugurates the 1st edition of Plastics Recycling Show Middle East and Africa

6 Sep 20237 Sep 2023 Heike Fischer 1309 Views 1 min read

The 1st Plastics Recycling Show Middle East and Africa showcases the latest solutions and technologies in plastics recycling for the MEA market. The Plastics Recycling Show Middle East and Africa aims to promote a green future by bringing together leading providers of plastics recycling solutions from across the globe. These innovations

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Tomra CEO Tove Andersen participates in NPAP Plastic Talks panel

4 Sep 20237 Sep 2023 Heike Fischer 900 Views 5 min read

Tomra was invited to the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) Plastic Talks in Ha Noi, Vietnam. The company’s CEO and President, Tove Andersen, took part in a panel discussion with industry representatives to discuss the UN’s Global Plastic Treaty. Millions of tons of plastic exit the recycling system every year. Vietnam

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PepsiCo switches from plastic rings on multipacks to paper-based designs

28 Aug 202328 Aug 2023 Kay Barton 1855 Views 1 min read

As part of PepsiCo’s Pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) sustainable packaging programme to ensure packaging never becomes waste, the company is introducing paper-based solutions in North America to replace plastic rings in multipacks. PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) announced on Aug. 24 the new paperboard designs that will be phased in regionally across

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Noble be the material, helpful and good

25 Aug 202325 Aug 2023 Heike Fischer 1457 Views 4 min read

Arts and crafts and plastic – Freely according to the opening words of Goethe’s poem “The Divine,” natural varnish and plastic are also about striving for perfection and the truly useful. Both materials embody this, with both identical and completely different properties. What both materials have in common is that they

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Launch of Thailand’s first beverage bottle made from 100% rPET

21 Aug 202321 Aug 2023 Kay Barton 2151 Views 1 min read

The joint venture between Alpla and PTT Global Chemical (GC) is launching Thailand’s first food-grade rPET, which is already being used for the first 100% rPET bottles nationwide. Pepsi and Mineré are the first beverage brands in the market to use recycler Envicco’s PCR material for their PET bottles. Partners Alpla

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Origin Materials develops sustainable PET bottle closures for “All PET Mono-Material” bottle and closure solutions

14 Aug 20239 Aug 2023 Heike Fischer 1709 Views 1 min read

Origin Materials, Inc., a leading carbon negative materials company, announced today that it has developed “All-PET” bottle closures that are made from 100% recycled PET from cap to bottle. According to the company, these PET closures can be produced from a wide variety of PET feedstocks, and in addition to rPET,

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Indorama Ventures almost triples its PET recycling capacity in Brazil, supported by IFC ‘blue loan’

11 Aug 20239 Aug 2023 Kay Barton 1284 Views 2 min read

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, one of the largest producers of recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) resin, announced the completion of the expansion of its recycling facility in Brazil, supported by a ‘Blue Loan’ from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank. The recycling facility, located in Juiz

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