Technology

This year’s Green Alley Award goes to Ukrainian startup, S.Lab for its agricultural waste and mycelium packaging innovation.

Thousands of professionals involved in plastics recycling and the sustainable use of plastics are expected to attend this year’s event, which is set to be more than 50% bigger than ever before, with over 320 exhibitors and more than 60 expert speakers.

During the study, 12 methods were analysed for six different biocomposites. Solvolysis and pyrolysis were the two most promising alternatives tested in large-scale production at a pilot plant.

Blister packaging consists of plastic and aluminum, which are joined in a sealing process. The packaging is therefore often lost for material recycling. A new concept from Südpack, on the other hand, consists of mono-material.

Büscher built a complete house out of 75% recycled construction and demolition waste. The load-bearing and non-load-bearing interior wall elements are made of 100% recycled aggregates.

Il Solco, based in Italy, today announced a new partnership with Recycleye, a technology company which intends to bring AI robotics to the global waste management industry.

For PET recycling with high purity, Reiling relies on sound quality inspection with sorting and material analysis systems from Sesotec.

By using a new method, precious metals can be efficiently recovered from thin-film solar cells.

Aimplas participates in a new European project bringing to the market high-quality polyester textile products from the valorisation of CO2 waste streams.