Designed as a barter system, the campaign, which is in sync with Government of India’sSwachh Bharat Mission, encourages everyone to bring all kinds of plastic waste products to the mini material recovery stalls set up in different locations and get recycled cloth bags as per the exchange rates defined.
European Plastics Pact brings together companies and governments to accelerate the transition towards circularity in Europe.
Wageningen Food & Biobased Research has studied how compostable plastics behave in the current Dutch system for the treatment of GFT (i.e. source separated municipal biowaste). It came to the conclusion that compostable products can be processed well together with GFT. No compostable plastics were found in the final compost. However, conventional (non-compostable) plastics were found.
Together with packaging manufacturer ALPLA, Henkel has achieved a further step in its activities in the field of sustainable packaging: From now on Perwoll bottles in Western Europe will not only be fully recyclable, but also contain 25 percent recycled PE (polyethylene) from post-consumer sources as standard.
Speaking to Packaging 360, Mr. Manohar Kumar,Chief Technology Officer and part of Senior Leadership Team at Max Speciality Films Limited discusses the technology for developing, identifying and commercializing new sustainable Packaging solutions.
Meeting the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) standards in the US and the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) standards in Europe is becoming increasingly important. EcoFloat™ was designed to meet economic and environmental sustainability goals while enhancing the look & feel of the product.
Children’s interest in recycling plays a big role in the degree to which families recycle their household waste, a new survey by Arla Finland and UPM finds. Nearly every third Finnish family has increased recycling thanks to children. Kierrätyskamut (Recycling Buddies), the new augmented reality game for kids from Arla and UPM, seeks to encourage families to increase their recycling efforts.
Sukano, a global masterbatch specialist for PET, PLA and specialty resins, has been certified
according to the COTREP recyclability test protocol and will be featured in the CITEO positive
list. This gives brand owners a documented ‘end of life’ alternative as it ensures the sorting
and recycling of black PET products while supporting their recycling goals.
RafCycle together with UPM LinerLoop actively enhances industry collaboration for liner recycling and is a good example of the circular economy in action.
Plastic packaging has a sustainable future. Delivering effective, circular packaging solutions that are both convenient for consumers and don’t negatively impact the planet is a challenge packaging manufacturers and global food and beverage brands are stepping up to.
The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology announced Tuesday that it has developed a new technology to produce eco-friendly polyethylene furanoate (PEF) plastics
UFlex, a pioneer in Multilayer Plastic Manufacturing and Waste recycling, is scaling up its recycling strength to help build a circular economy, by the way of setting up two lines that will wash and recycle post-consumer waste and subsequently give a second life to plastics.
