The European Commission has published a set of pilot actions to accelerate Europe’s transition to a circular economy, the so-called ‘Winter-package’, with a particular focus on plastics. While the initiative comes at a critical moment for Europe’s plastic recycling sector, it fails to include provisions to boost demand and prioritize European-made recycled content.
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The European Commission has presented a first package of pilot measures to support the transition to a circular economy in the European Union, with a thematic focus on the plastics value chain.
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More than 40 industry leaders have endorsed a new action plan to tackle global plastics issues. The plan is part of a new study by the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
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A new research study conducted by Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), a company specialized in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) package development, has found that exposing post-consumer bottles to ultraviolet (UV) light prior to recycling has a severe impact on the physical properties and visual attributes of next generation, recycled PET (rPET) bottles.
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It was introduced by Amut Dolci Bielloni at last and Ipack Ima Exhibitions
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Dyneon, part of 3M, today has officially opened the world’s first fluoropolymer Recycling facility in Burgkirchen, Germany. The plant is designed to recycle up to 500 tons of fluoropolymer waste annually.
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Pure Loop, the new company of Erema holding, specialises exclusively in the recycling of clean production wastes using shredder/extruder technology.
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The company shows their recostar dynamic recycling line for the first time at plastics trade show NPE in Orlando.
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The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) released the 2012 Post Consumer Plastics Recycling in Canada Report stating that for the third year in a row, the amount of post-consumer plastic packaging being recycled across Canada has increased.
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