2:25 min Recycled plastics
Education

Closing the cycle – recycling training started at SKZ

Recycling has not only gone from being a “nice to have” to an absolute “must have” ...
0:40 min Recycled plastics, Biobased Material
Trial

McDonalds tests clear cups sourced from recycled and biobased materials

The test is one of many steps that will help McDonald’s meet its goal of sourcing 100% of its guest packaging from renewable, recycled or certified sources by 2025.
2:49 min Recycled plastics
Study

Northwestern University researchers first to demonstrate use of metal-organic frameworks to degrade plastics

What if the life cycle of the plastic bottle was circular? Where a used plastic bottle was returned to its original components, ready to be made into a new plastic bottle instead of possibly ending up in a landfill. A Northwestern University research team is the first to ...
1:58 min Recycled plastics, Additives
Fund

Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University: Project could increase plastic bottles’ recycled content to 30% minimum

Scientists from Heriot-Watt University have been funded by Innovate UK to develop additives and processing methods that will drastically increase the recycled content of plastic bottles. This will help manufacturers meet the UK and EU requirements that all new PET bottles contain a ...
1:34 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Recycled plastics
Sustainable capsule solution

Greiner Packaging and LyondellBasell offer circular solution for coffee capsules

LyondellBasell has developed polymers based on advanced recycled post-consumer ...