On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in practice. We take a closer look at the document to understand its requirements in detail, including the current status of PFAS restrictions, the…
In this Innovation Spotlight, Dow outlines how its extrusion coating portfolio aims to support recyclability requirements and regulatory readiness, and how its collaboration with RDM Group demonstrates how lightweight polymer coatings can extend the use of fibre-based packaging into applications…
With its Quality Recycling Process, CEFLEX is focusing on driving the end market applications for flexibles recyclates to help the industry meet its sustainability targets.
Agilyx, a leader in advanced recycling technology, and AmSty, the largest polystyrene producer in the Americas, have announced the successful completion of a fully circular pathway for polystyrene recycling.
The growing pressure being placed on the plastics and packaging industries by the European Commission, NGOs, and consumers will lead to long-overdue changes in how plastic packaging is produced and recycled.
Recycling Technologies, Neste, and Unilever have launched a collaborative project that aims to develop and harness chemical recycling to recover and reuse plastic packaging.
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS) is value chain initiative whose mission is to transform the styrenics industry to achieve true circularity, and educate the wider world on the environmental benefits of these materials.
Elisabeth Skoda explores some of the recent innovations in chemical recycling technology and shines a spotlight on collaborative efforts and prospects for the technology.
Victoria Hattersley looks at Saperatec, a Germany-based startup that has developed a unique recycling technology, and which has just secured an investment from adhesives giant Henkel.
As part of an ongoing series looking at a range of start-ups, Victoria Hattersley spoke to OBBOTEC’s Wouter van Neerbos about his company’s unique approach to chemical recycling.
Neste and Ravago are joining forces to develop chemical recycling of plastic waste with the aim of reaching significant industrial scale. They have set a joint target to reach an annual capacity to process over 200,000 tons of waste plastic.
