In this high-tech test center for plastics recycling applications, every recycling process step - from material handling and feeding to extrusion, compounding, pelletizing, material postprocessing and deodorization - can be tested.
During the two-day conference, 160 specialists in the plastic recycling sector from all over the world analysed new findings and discussed the challenges faced by the plastic industry.
A new report released today has criticised a so-called "miraculous" method of plastic waste management that has been shown to be misleading in its efficacy.
The European Parliament's environment committee published at the end of September its draft report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Waste Framework Directive (WFD).
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, are now presenting a new and efficient way to recycle metals from spent electric car batteries.
Demand across Europe in recycled polyolefins is expected to remain low for the remainder of 2023 as bearish macroeconomics continue to drag on the sector.
With two Starlinger Recostar PET bottle-to-bottle recycling lines, Piedmont-based Dentis Recycling Italy expanded its product portfolio and now offers food-grade rPET pellets in addition to hot-washed PET bottle flakes.
Tomra was invited to the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) Plastic Talks in Ha Noi, Vietnam.
Unifi collects used plastics, including PET bottles, especially near the coasts of developing countries and regions, ensuring that plastics do not end up in the ocean in the first place.
With new UK packaging waste regulations now in full force and fixed penalty fines for those failing to meet their legal obligations, the concept of a circular economy has gained significant traction.
The European Plastic Recycling Branch (EPRB) of EuRIC strongly welcomes the new European Commission proposal setting a recycled content target of 25% for post-consumer plastics into new cars as of 2030 as part of the revision of the end-of-life vehicles (ELV) Directive.
The European Commission has proposed measures to enhance the circularity of the automotive sector, covering the design, production and end-of-life treatment of vehicles.
The newest addition to the Tana Shark shredder series, the Tana 440ET, uses electricity as its power source.
Taking the proactive approach to safety was one of the key themes to emerge from the BIR Shredder Committee meeting in Amsterdam on May 23.
Steinert will start a three-part online seminar series on different waste sorting technologies scheduled for mid-June.
In a new study, Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) assesses the consequences of different approaches to allocating recycled content in plastic.
The Vecoplan Group achieved its third consecutive record year in 2022.
VinylPlus welcomes the publication of the European Commission Regulation restricting lead in PVC under the EU's REACH regulation.
The European Recycling Industries' Confederation (EuRIC) gathered policymakers, recyclers, and other circular economy stakeholders in Brussels for its annual conference "Boosting recycling through future-fit policies" which took place on 30 March at the Bluepoint.
Installed plastic recycling capacity has grown by 17% in 2021 in EU27+3, boosted by an estimated €1.75 billion investment.
