Economy & Markets
Chemical recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic waste
| Neste, Uponor, Wastewise and Borealis have successfully produced cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) pipes using feedstock derived from chemically recycled post-industrial plastic waste from PEX pipe production.
Kuusakoski announces first composite processing plant in Finland
| Kuusakoski will build a new composite shredding and treatment plant in Southern Finland.
Amut upgrades Mohawk PET washing plant
| Mohawk Industries, a flooring manufacturer, once again relies on Amut's experience for the upgrade of its PET washing plant, in Summerville, Georgia, USA.
Dutch Environment Minister to deliver keynote speech at PRSE conference
| Vivianne Heijnen, Minister for the Environment in the Dutch Government, will be the keynote speaker at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe conference, which takes place on 10-11 May 2023 at the RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Turkish PET recycler installs new Starlinger line
| Akmert is currently installing a Starlinger bottle-to-bottle recycling line for its new “GSR Granules” brand at the company’s rPET manufacturing facility in Kocaeli’s Gebze district, near Istanbul.
A new life for black plastic
| For 60 years, the Graf Group has been producing plastic products for the sustainable use of rainwater.
Report: Production of single-use plastics still on the rise
| The Minderoo Foundation's Plastic Waste Makers Index 2023 (PWMI) shows that the planet's plastic pollution problem is worsening, and new estimates of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from single-use plastics show that single-use plastic producers are also contributing to the climate crisis.
Kuusakoski invests in production line for non-ferrous metals
| Kuusakoski is investing €25 million in a major new production line at the company's recycling plant in Heinola, Finland.
What does the future hold for plastic packaging?
| The unpalatable fact is the UK still produces too much waste, and we don’t recycle enough of it. Currently, in the UK, we’re falling...
Markets for many commonly recycled materials struggle in the EU
| According to a European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment published today, from the eight most common recyclables, only aluminium, paper and glass have well-functioning secondary markets.
Plastics Europe and EuPC launch European Operation Clean Sweep certification scheme
| Plastics Europe and EuPC have announced the launch of the harmonised European Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) certification scheme.
Quantafuel and Geminor form new plastics recycling company
| Quantafuel and Geminor's new company, Polynate - Circular Plastic Solutions, aims to take a leading position in the value chain for plastic waste recycling in the Nordic countries and the UK.
RecyClass revises recycling guidelines & testing protocols
| The latest scientific findings on existing and new packaging features, together with state-of-the-art recycling technologies, are at the heart of the update of both the RecyClass Design for Recycling Guidelines and the Recyclability Evaluation Protocols.
New study: Energy efficiency of EU waste incinerators appallingly low
| A new study published today by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) shows that the efficiency of electricity generation from existing EU waste incineration facilities is appallingly low.
