Plastics
100% recyclable skinpack container from recycled PET
| Aimplas is collaborating with Covinil and Eroski to overcome the challenges of recycling multilayer packaging while promoting sustainability and the efficient use of recycled materials in the food industry.
CIMPA project concludes with promising findings on multilayer plastic film recycling
| On 20 November, the EU-funded H2020 CIMPA project concluded its 3.5-year journey with a final event showcasing its innovative solutions for recycling multilayer plastic films from packaging and agricultural applications.
Grupo Ecological opts for Lindner recycling technology
| The Brazilian recycling company Grupo Ecological, based in Limeira, has two plastic recycling lines dedicated to processing challenging post-consumer and post-industrial plastics into high-quality regranulate.
Plastics Europe urges negotiators to reach ambitious agreement to end plastic pollution
| With the final scheduled Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) meeting due to begin in Busan, South Korea on Monday 25th November, negotiations on an internationally legally binding agreement to end plastics pollution by 2040 have reached a pivotal moment.
Falling EU competitiveness threatens circular plastics transition
| Plastics Europe’s latest data on the health of the European plastics system highlights a steeper-than-expected downturn in the production of plastics and, for the first time, in mechanically recycled plastics production in 2023 in Europe.
Confusion over R-PET legislation in Europe causes ‘chaos’ ahead of 2025
| There are just over 70 days to go before all EU countries must include 25% recycled content in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) beverage bottles, yet the market was described as being in 'chaos' due to huge levels of uncertainty around the single-use plastics directive.
Cabka Recycling uses Lindner Micromat HP
| The Cabka Group is a recycling company specialised in producing pallets and large containers made from recycled plastic.
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe entry deadline extended to 04 November
| The entry deadline for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 has been extended until 18.00 CET, Monday 04 November 2024. The judging panel for the 2025 awards has also been announced.
Polyolefin-coated fabrics as an alternative to PVC
| The TARPAULIFE Project is looking for more sustainable recyclable materials to replace the PVC-coated polyester tarpaulins commonly used in lorries and coverings.
New PET bottle processing plant for Latvia
| On October 23, the new factory of AS “ITERUM” (formerly “PET Baltija”) was opened in Latvia — one of the largest in Northern Europe with a planned processing capacity of 80,000 tons per year, or about 30% more than it was possible to provide at the company's previous production facility in Jelgava.
41% of plastic packaging waste recycled in 2022
| In 2022, a total of 83.4 million tonnes of packaging waste was produced in the EU, or 186.5 kg per inhabitant.
Understanding waste is the key to understanding recycling chain volatility
| Imagine you sold a product with no control over how much of it was produced at any one time; that you had to sell it within weeks of it being produced regardless of what the demand for it was like; and that the demand was constantly changing.
Nextloopp Americas poised to launch
| Nextloopp Americas appoints Marcio Amazonas as Vice President to lead the recycling initiative in the Americas
Robust recycled content for plastics in vehicles essential
| In light of the ongoing discussions on the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR), EuRIC calls on the legislators to maintain a high level of ambition and bring forward recycled content targets for plastics in vehicles.
