Mechanical Recycling

The Flake Scan analysis system from Sesotec GmbH captures data that can be quickly leveraged to determine the purity of plastic flakes and regrind.

The launch of NextLooPP creates circularity for food-grade polypropylene (PP) food packaging from post-consumer plastic.

The Japanese company has also made recent acquisitions in engineering plastics recycling and molding in Europe to complete the circle.

Molded fiber bowls and containers lined with PFAS used in restaurant franchises in Canada, including at Burger King and McDonald's, tested above fluorine screening levels.

ELG Carbon Fibre and Aerocircular N.V. join forces to establish a closed-loop recycling scheme for a material typically shredded and incinerated, or landfilled.

APR certification means that Avery Dennison's clear BOPP film labels on HDPE containers can remain in place for recycling. 

The “contribution” to the EU budget is designed to incentivize member states to increase recycling of plastic waste, according to the European Commission. It will, in fact, do the opposite, responds the European Plastics Converters association.

The program will invest $390,500 to establish a curbside recycling program for 35,000 households. It hopes to achieve the collection of 124 million pounds of recyclable materials over 10 years.

Through the Rubbermaid Food Storage Recycling Program in association with TerraCycle, consumers can send in any brand of well-used glass and plastic food-storage containers for recycling free of charge.

New technology sorts through the recycling complexities of PET, HDPE, PP, and shrink-sleeved bottles to optimize recovery and reuse...