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The European Commission has unveiled on December 23 a first set of pilot actions to accelerate Europe’s transition to a circular economy, with a particular focus on the plastics sector. By optimising the recycling of plastics, these measures are intended to further unlock the potential of the Single Market and enhance
Read moreIn November 2025, Boretech officially received a positive Scientific Opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for its PET recycling process brtCOMBIPET. The evaluation was conducted in accordance with EU Regulation (EU) 2022/1616. With this opinion, Boretech’s process is among the PET mechanical recycling technologies that have been assessed and
Read moreCARBIOS (Euronext Growth Paris: ALCRB) reaffirms its ambition to pursue the Longlaville plant construction project, by rescheduling the timeline with a three-month adjustment. In 2025, CARBIOS signed pre-commercialization contracts covering close to 50% of the production capacity of the future industrial site in Longlaville and is working to secure commitments to
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JEPLAN, Inc., together with its group company PET REFINE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd., and Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd., report a technological development in chemical recycling that enables the production of recycled PET resin using used PET bottles as the sole feedstock. According to the companies, the process does not rely on
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EREMA has received positive opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for its VACUREMA and VACUNITE PET recycling technologies under the EU’s stricter Regulation (EU) 1616/2022, the company announced. The approvals confirm that the systems meet the latest food-contact requirements for recycled PET. With regulation 1616/2022, the European Commission introduces
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SK Chemicals aims to achieve Korea’s first vertical integration of recycling by securing in-house access to the feedstock required for recycling. SK Chemicals announced on December 10 that it will establish a joint venture (JV) with Kelinle, a plastics recycling specialist in Shaanxi Province, China, to build a Feedstock Innovation Center
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The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) released its 2024 PET Recycling Report, the 30th annual analysis of PET plastic recycling activity, providing a comprehensive look at PET bottle collection, recycling system performance, and end-market dynamics in the United States and Canada. Despite ongoing market volatility, the report confirms that
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Cirrec BV, part of the Faerch Group and located in Duiven, The Netherlands, has achieved a significant breakthrough in plastics recycling thanks to TOMRA Recycling’s flakes solutions. As Faerch’s dedicated recycling division, Cirrec specialises in circular solutions for plastics. Its mission is to enable true circularity in food packaging by transforming
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Strategic partnership pairs the state’s largest plastics processor with a new facility to de-risk and accelerate the development of products made from recycled materials, creating new markets and advancing Colorado’s circular economy. Circular Colorado announced plans to develop NextRun, a first-of-its-kind innovation hub to support the development of products made from
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On the “Road to Zero Waste”: With a new target, the companies of the Schwarz Group are reaffirming their pioneering role in the circular economy. By 2030, 95 per cent of all waste generated across the Schwarz Group is to be reused, recycled, composted or anaerobically digested. An ambitious global benchmark
Read moreThe Welsh government has opened the application process to appoint a Deposit Management Organisation (DMO) for its forthcoming Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). The move was announced in a written statement by Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs. In the statement, the minister
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