Tag: Plastics recycling

January 19, 2023

As 300 million tons of plastic waste continues to be generated each year across the globe, governmental entities and stakeholders are working to improve recycling infrastructure. A new study from the American Chemical Society examined which methods of recycling are […]

October 12, 2022

Complete systems for industrial-scale plastics recycling from a single source – the recently completed merger between Coperion and machine manufacturer Herbold Meckesheim makes it possible. Coperion, technology leader in extrusion and compounding, bulk material handling and feeding systems, brings its […]

September 27, 2022

Debates continue over what place that mechanical and chemical recycling technologies have in the industry. While the former mechanically crushes or shreds plastic and reforms it into secondary products, the latter chemically breaks plastic down into its building blocks, acclaimed […]

September 20, 2022

Plastic packaging serves important functions in modern life, and we have come to rely on it heavily. It is an exceptional product that, however, has a significant end-of-life problem. This is especially true of black plastic, which until very recently […]

August 8, 2022

As the tidal wave of plastic waste continues to swell, the world finds itself in the midst of a “perfect storm” of sorts – a storm precipitated by intensifying public awareness around the material’s environmental impacts; international plastic exportation bans; […]

June 21, 2022

The two-day event draws together contributions from EU political leaders and every part of the plastics industry from major brands to material suppliers, plastics recycling machinery and equipment suppliers, plastics recyclers and waste management specialists. Visitor registration for free entry […]

March 15, 2022

International Recycling Group (IRG) finalized the purchase of 25.48 acres of the former Hammermill Paper site from SB3, LLC. The company announced today that the property, located at 1565 E. Lake Road, is now officially the home of what will […]

November 3, 2021

Honeywell recently announced the commercialization of a revolutionary process that expands the types of plastics that can be recycled and can produce feedstock used to make recycled plastics with a lower carbon footprint. The new technology can reduce the need […]

May 29, 2020

With the aim of at encouraging the increasing quality of plastics recycling, trade association, Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE), has published its input characterisation guiding requirements based on the expertise of European plastics recyclers, The organisation explained that the documents provide […]

May 20, 2020

PepsiCo, L’Oreal, and Nestle have partnered with a France-based startup company that has formulated an enzyme that could produce a significant advancement in the manner in which plastics are recycled. The French startup, Carbios, produces an enzyme that biologically depolymerizes […]

May 15, 2020

The European plastics recycling industry is closing production due to the current market developments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to trade body, Plastics Recyclers Europe. PRE explained that the major problems are the lack of the demand due to […]

October 10, 2018

A report released on Tuesday by environmental group Greenpeace found that Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé are the world’s largest producers of plastic trash. In its report, Greenpeace noted that the most common type of plastic found was polystyrene, which goes […]

July 5, 2018

In light of the ENVI Committee’s upcoming vote on the Plastics Strategy, FEAD has highlighted crucial points that need to be touched upon in order for the Plastics Strategy to be fully effective. FEAD, the federation representing the European private […]

May 25, 2018

Plastic recycling is failing to reach its full potential as low recovery rates of plastic waste, poor quality of recycled plastic and a lack of price incentives are holding back secondary plastic markets, according to a new report by the […]

February 26, 2018

As recyclers struggle with the “recycling crisis” caused by China’s National Sword policy and search for new marketing approaches, the situation is being made all the worse by those capitalizing on the downturn and using it as an excuse to […]