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In the 2000’s Amut was handling over to Coca-Cola Amatil in New South Wales, Australia the first plant in the world for the recycling of PET post-consume bottles, aimed to produce rPET food grade: this is when the application of the so-called rPET “Bottle to Bottle” was developed. In the last
Read moreImproved recycling, recovery and conversion into post-consumer resin (PCR) are the leading challenges for the rigid and flexible plastic packaging industry through the 2020s a new Smithers report finds. Analysing the current state-of-the-art and future routes to market, Smithers’ latest study – Ten-Year Forecast of Disruptive Technologies for Recycled Plastic Packaging
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If inhouse waste and heavily contaminated post-consumer waste are added to the production process, foreign particles of various sizes and quantities are introduced into the melt flow. These have to be filtered out efficiently to ensure a consistent and high quality of the end product. At the same time, however, melt
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The PRSE Virtual conference (9 to 11 December 2020) will examine the latest developments in plastics recycling, practical solutions for the sustainable use of plastics, dealing with plastic waste and better design for recycling. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries at the European Commission will deliver the opening keynote
Read moreSibur’s Polief site in Blagoveshchensk, Republic of Bashkortostan, launches the production of green PET granules, which, among other materials, will rely on some 34 kt of recycled plastics annually. PET flakes derived from used food packaging will serve as an input for primary polymers. Polief green granules are intended to help satisfy growing
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PepsiCo is committing to eliminate all virgin plastic from its Pepsi brand beverage bottles sold in nine European markets by 2022. The company will package the entire range of beverages under that brand with plastics recycled from post-consumer packaging (rPET). PepsiCo will also continue its progress towards growing reuse and refill
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Greiner Packaging is an official member of the international Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Based in Singapore, the alliance has over 50 member companies, supporters and allies along the entire plastics value chain who aim to use a joint, proactive approach to tackle the problem of plastic waste – especially in
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Resilux recently signed a long-term contract with Dansk Retursystem to recycle PET and so deliver full circularity from used food grade bottles to new bottles in the Danish market. In addition, rigorous traceability and transparency gives fillers in Denmark and other countries confidence about the origin of the recycled PET that
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10 billion post-consumer PET plastic bottles from across Europe will be recycled per year by 2023 in Indorama Ventures’ new and expanded facilities in Verdun, France and in Bielsku-Białej and Łęczycy, Poland. Thai-based Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) is investing USD1.5 billion globally to expand its recycling facilities. The new
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The fourth consecutive Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) goes virtual for the first time, from December 9th to December 11th. The free-to-attend event will feature a 3-day conference, a unique online networking opportunities, a virtual exhibition, as well as the announcement of the 2020 Plastics Recycling Awards winners. The COVID-19 pandemic
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Steadily decreasing rainfall and rising temperatures have been causing devastating droughts and extreme famines since 2015, especially in the southern part of the subcontinent. Malawi, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana are among the countries affected but also South Africa – a country more associated with the lush green fruit and wine-growing
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