For its latest plastic regeneration systems, FAE selected Commander C300 and Unidrive M700 variable speed drives from Nidec Drives. The decision builds on an established technical cooperation and was driven by functional and operational requirements.
With Erema India, the two companies expand their presence in a market shaped by rising recycling targets and expanding infrastructure. The subsidiary enables Indian recyclers to access mechanical recycling technologies supported by local service, with a focus on commissioning, technical support and spare parts availability.
Jerschl has more than 20 years of experience in the shredding and recycling sector. His professional background includes activities with established manufacturers such as BHS, Eldan and Vecoplan. During this time, he has been involved in the planning and implementation of individual machines as well as complete turnkey installations for applications including tyres, cables, municipal solid waste, electronic waste and industrial waste.
Ireland's DRS was designed as a fully digital system from the outset. The end-to-end IT solution provided by Sensoneo supports scheme operator Re-turn by managing product registration, container validation, transaction processing and clearing. Centralised data management enables consistent system oversight, accurate deposit handling and scalability as participation increases.
By integrating recycling operations with manufacturing, the facility allows recycled EPS to be processed on site and reintroduced into new insulation products. This approach supports increasing demand for insulation materials containing recycled content and aligns with regulatory developments affecting the construction and packaging sectors.
The certificate confirms that 247 tonnes of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate have been purchased, processed and sold by Topack. The verified volume is now available for purchase, either in full or in part, via the Kolekt Exchange platform, which was launched in November 2025. The platform has already facilitated certificates in Indonesia and Nepal and is expected to expand to additional markets including Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Kenya and Vietnam.
In the plastics manufacturing industry, at least 50% of total costs are materials—primarily plastic resins—while the remainder is allocated across labor and other operating expenses. According to PLASTICS' 2025 Size and Impact Report, materials accounted for 66.6% of shipments, annual payroll represented 12.7%, and the remaining 20.7% reflected other operating costs.
The survey results are examined in the report Overheated and underprepared, published by the European Environment Agency and the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. The analysis provides a comprehensive overview of perceived climate impacts across Europe and assesses the implementation of resilience measures at household level, as well as measures observed by respondents at local and regional authority level.
The analysis also finds that a full transition to steel produced via electric arc furnaces could lower the sector's emissions footprint by 38 per cent.
Analysis by Aquapak suggests that the current framework produces inconsistent outcomes, with some plastic packaging formats attracting lower EPR fees than paper-based fibre composites, despite the scheme's objective of reducing plastic use.
The opening keynote will address the restoration of competitiveness in the European plastics recycling sector and will be delivered by the European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy together with the President of Plastics Recyclers Europe.
The combined event brings together stakeholders from the waste management, recycling, secondary raw materials and circular electronics sectors. With a single registration, visitors gain access to all four exhibitions and their associated conference programmes. Attendance for both the exhibition and conference is free of charge.
With the PAC2PAC project, the Swiss Bachmann Group, an established packaging manufacturer, initiated a feasibility study to develop a technically viable recycling loop for PET packaging in Switzerland. Project partners included Sesotec, Starlinger Viscotec, Krones and PET-MAN. The aim was to evaluate a system capable of processing mixed plastic packaging streams from household collection and returning food-grade PET into equivalent packaging applications.
The publication analyses mechanical, dissolution and chemical recycling technologies across major plastic waste streams such as packaging, waste electrical and electronic equipment, end-of-life vehicles, and construction products. It follows plastic waste from collection and sorting through to recycling, offering a comprehensive view of process interdependencies. Recycling technologies are categorised using a traffic-light system that reflects their level of industrial maturity, ranging from early development to established large-scale application.
The project aims to support material development by enabling data-based predictions of relevant properties and by improving efficiency in research and development processes.
The initiative contributes to ongoing efforts to strengthen a circular economy for polystyrene by supporting established collection and processing structures. It focuses on increasing recovery volumes of post-consumer polystyrene and on ensuring that collected material can be directed into stable recycling pathways with defined end markets.
A "Made in Europe" approach is seen as a means to reinforce industrial capacity, secure strategic material supplies and contribute to the EU objective of achieving a 24 per cent Circular Material Use Rate, as outlined in the Clean Industrial Deal.
According to the study, the European Union's measures to date to diversify raw material imports have not yet had any measurable effects. Bottlenecks in availability slow down industrial development within the EU, while the recycling of strategic materials plays only a minor role. Against this background, the auditors consider it unrealistic that numerous funded projects can be implemented within the planned time frame.
The forthcoming calculation methods under the Single Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) are therefore of central importance. The way recycled plastic is defined for regulatory purposes will influence whether recycled content targets are met through European recycling operations or through material sourced from outside the Union.
Methane is a short-lived climate pollutant with a high warming potential that affects both near-term and long-term climate dynamics. The study indicates that decisions taken today in waste management have measurable climate effects extending well beyond mid-century.
