0:59 min India, PET recycling systems
Recycling

Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle line for Indian Recycler Alpha Ecoplast

Mid of October 2024 Alpha Ecoplast Pvt. Ltd., a member of Alpha Group, commissioned ...
1:53 min Mechanical recycling
Mechanical recycling

BASF and research partners collaborate to optimize mechanical recycling of plastics

Innovative measuring technologies and AI determine the composition of waste plastics in real time Improved quality of recycled plastics thanks to precise process steering and use of additives Higher recycling rates to strengthen circular economy
2:38 min Sorting and collection
Recycling

RECOUP UK plastic packaging collection survey outlines “monumental” challenge

Plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has launched its annual UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey, which has outlined the monumental scale of the challenge ahead.
1:80 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Sheets & Films
Sustainable film

Bostik and Brückner Maschinenbau partner to deliver full-service approach to produce peelable BOPET lidding films

Bostik, the adhesive solutions segment of Arkema, and Brückner Maschinenbau ...
1:26 min Bottle development and design
Recyclable shot bottle

Berry Global: New PET shot bottle with 50% rPET

The design expertise and manufacturing flexibility of Berry Global’s Agile Solutions ...
2:25 min Europe, Sorting and collection
DRS

TOMRA: Austria launches new deposit return scheme for recycling single-use drink containers

1 January 2025, the new deposit return scheme (DRS) for single-use drink packaging ...
0:53 min Management, Additives
Acquisition

Chroma Color expands footprint with West Coast acquisition of Spectra Color

Chroma Color Corporation continues to grow its manufacturing footprint along with its portfolio of colorant and additive technologies with its recent acquisition of Spectra Color, Inc., a custom manufacturer of colorants and pre-colored resin compounds. Spectra also manufactures a ...
2:17 min Digitization, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Enzymatic recycling
PET recycling

SyntheticGestalt, Asahi Quality and Innovations, and Science Tokyo jointly develop next-generation AI-driven PET bottle recycling technology

SyntheticGestalt KK, Asahi Quality and Innovations, Ltd., a research subsidiary of ...
1:22 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Caps & Closures
Recyclable PET closures

Origin Materials continues commercial qualification, announces production of caps with new features

Origin Materials announced the production of PET caps with new features as ...
2:19 min Europe, Sorting and collection
DRS

ALPLA: Start of single-use deposit in Austria

From 1 January 2025, a deposit of 25 cents will be charged on all new single-use ...