1:10 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
PET recycling

Plast Nordic and Norner join forces for advanced PET recycling in Nordic region

Plast Nordic, the Norner research community and Dr Marianna Sarkissova are now joining forces to develop and scale up a ground-breaking industrial solution. This will enable up to 100% recycling of plastic packaging and polyester textiles. The aim is to establish a full-scale factory ...
2:41 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, America
Sustainable bottle design

North America: method bottles now made with 100% recycled recovered coastal plastic

method unveils new bottles now made entirely from 100% recycled recovered coastal ...
1:14 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Fund

Indorama Ventures secures $200 million loan from IFC to drive sustainability program

Indorama Ventures, a global sustainable chemical producer, announced it secured a new 7-year loan totaling $200 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help fund the continued growth of the company’s strategic sustainability programs in India, Thailand and ...
0:50 min Sustainability & Circular Economy

Indorama Ventures launches ‘PET Youth Camp for Sustainable Plastic Management’

Indorama Ventures, a global sustainable chemical company, collaborated with the ...
3:53 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Sorting and collection
US PET recycling

MIT researchers: A national bottle deposit fee could make a dramatic difference in reducing plastic waste

While recycling systems and bottle deposits have become increasingly widespread in the United States, actual rates of recycling are “abysmal,” according to a team of MIT researchers who studied the rates for recycling of PET, the plastic commonly used in beverage bottles. However, ...
7:34 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Chemical recycling, TWO:24
The importance of recycling

Ioniqa Technologies: Denua(TM) technology - PET recycling without compromise

General public awareness of environmental issues is presently rather high and has ...
0:43 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recognition

CMG Granulators earns Bronze Medal from EcoVadis for Sustainability Performance

CMG Granulators earns Bronze Medal from EcoVadis for Sustainability Performance placing the company, with a score of 59/100, in the top 70th globally. EcoVadis Rating validates CMG business sustainability commitments and performance.
1:35 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
rPET cups

Symington’s first in UK to choose recyclable K3® r100 from Greiner Packaging

Symington’s has been using Greiner Packaging’s K3® cardboard-plastic packaging ...
4:22 min Digitization, Sustainability & Circular Economy

Digital Days at ENGEL: Advances in plastics technology in focus

From June 18 to 20, 2024, ENGEL hosted the Digital Days event in Schwertberg and St. ...
1:28 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling

Steel for Packaging Europe confirms new recycling record

Steel for Packaging Europe, formerly known as APEAL, has confirmed a new record recycling rate for steel packaging, following the harmonised method for calculating packaging recycling rates within the EU.