2:17 min Sorting and collection
DRS

TOMRA welcomes launch of Romania’s deposit return scheme

Starting from 30 November a new deposit return system (DRS) for drink ...
2:41 min Sorting and collection
DRS

Romania is launching the Deposit Return System, using Sensoneo’s IT solution

Romania launches the world’s largest centralized Deposit Return System with almost ...
1:56 min Complete PET recycling plants, Plastic recycling systems, Recycled plastics, …
Opening

Coperion Recycling Innovation Center is up and running: New test center for optimizing plastics recycling

Coperion has successfully launched operation of its new Recycling Innovation Center. ...
2:38 min Complete PET recycling plants
PET recycling

NGR's LSP-Technology revolutionizes PET bottle-to-bottle recycling in Japan: A triumph with Altech New Materials

Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH (NGR), leading manufacturer of plastic ...
1:53 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Recycled plastics, PET recycling systems
Statement

Plastics Europe: Reaction to European Parliament Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation vote

Accelerating the transition of the European plastics system to circularity and net zero requires a policy and regulatory framework that drives the demand for circular feedstocks, boosts investments in recycling technologies and stimulates the development of recyclable products. ...
1:20 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Complete PET recycling plants, Plastic recycling systems
Statement

PPWR: IK disappointed by short-sighted discrimination against plastics and missed opportunities in climate protection

Following the vote on amendments to the EU Packaging Regulation in the European Parliament, the IK is disappointed with the short-sighted decisions. Manufacturers of plastic packaging are warning of an undermining of the ecological targets through special rules for plastic packaging ...
2:34 min Facts & Figures, Recycled plastics
New data

ALPLA: Recycled plastic reduces carbon consumption by up to 87 per cent

Recycling works: plastic packaging specialist ALPLA operates state-of-the-art plants ...
1:40 min Sorting and collection
PET recycling

New PET sorting system in Frauenfeld relies on artificial intelligence

PET beverage bottles have been sorted at Müller Recycling AG in Frauenfeld for over ...
1:37 min Sorting and collection
AI sorting

AI-powered plastic sorting project delivers world first in food-grade sorting

An AI-powered plastic sorting project led by Recycleye, Valorplast, ...
1:56 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Chemical recycling
Report

New European Commission study confirms chemical recycling is better than incineration of plastic waste

In Europe, about 30 million tonnes of plastic waste is collected every year. Still, 84% of that does not find its way back into new products, as most of it is incinerated, exported or sent to landfill. A mix of various technologies, including mechanical and chemical recycling, is ...