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As a newly established department of RIGK, PlastCert now certifies plastic packaging and products according to the specifications of the RecyClass system with the two pillars Recyclability and Recycled Content. RIGK’s subsidiary plastship has offered this service since 2020 and is now transformed to PlastCert. Both certificates support companies such as
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Interview with Manfred Hackl (CEO) and Klaus Lederer (Business Development Manager) of Erema Group Mechanical recycling processes have already matured. Chemical recycling is comparatively young. But will it be able to establish itself? Klaus Lederer: There is every indication that it will, and the demand is certainly there. The big brands
Read moreA new study published by system change company Systemiq, presents a comprehensive roadmap for achieving a high-circularity, low-emissions system for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging and polyester textiles in Europe. PET packaging and polyester textiles are made from the same plastic molecule, which makes up one-quarter of consumer packaging (bottles and trays)
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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Kenya has accelerated the shift towards sustainable packaging with the introduction of clear plastic bottles for Dasani water. CCBA, the biggest bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company in Africa, is setting the pace for the beverages industry as it expands the use of clear PET bottles. To
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Coca-Cola Indonesia, in partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), has announced the nationwide launch of bottles made from 100% recycled PET (rPET) plastic, excluding the cap and label. In a first for the country, rPET packaging is now available for Coca-Cola Trademark brands, Fanta, Sprite in 390ml, and Sprite Waterlymon in
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Alpla is expanding its recycling plant in Radomsko, Poland. The internationally active packaging and recycling specialist is investing around eight million euros in the third extrusion line at the site. The annual production capacity will increase from 30,000 to 54,000 tonnes of food-grade PET recycling material (rPET). This makes the PET
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Porcarelli Group is an Italian company that operates across the entire waste chain – from collection to transport, all the way to the valorisation of waste as raw materials. The Group operates five plants with the aim of returning waste into the production cycle, reducing the consumption of virgin raw materials
Read moreAvantium N.V., a leading technology provider in renewable chemistry, has been granted Critical Guidance Recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). The APR Critical Guidance Protocol is one of the most universally accepted measures for assessing recyclability in plastic packaging design. Avantium earned the recognition for the use of PEF,
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Duytan Plastic Recycling Co. Ltd. is the first plastics recycler in Vietnam to produce recycled PET for beverage bottle production. The company is about to install its third Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line which is scheduled to take up production by end of 2023. “We want to promote a closed loop
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Newly released data shows that several major South African brands are meeting targets when it comes to collecting and recycling the plastic packaging in which their products are sold, and keeping it out of the environment. The audited data was released on June 8 by the country’s longest-standing producer responsibility organisation
Read morePTTGC America (GCA) has chosen a site at the Midwest Mega Commerce Center in Fayette County for a new mechanical recycling facility. The reclaimer complex will turn used plastic beverage bottles into PET pellets, which can then be made into new beverage bottle and other products. GCA has reached an option
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