4:10 min Enzymatic recycling
PET upcycling

Enzymes and bacteria sent on mission to upcycle plastics - NREL and collaborators design special space capsule for autonomous culturing

A plastic-degrading enzyme and an engineered bacterial strain have just been ...
1:26 min Sorting and collection
DRS

Minister Smyth launches Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme

The Minister of State with responsibility for Communications and Circular Economy, Ossian Smyth, launched Ireland’s national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). It is estimated that about 1.9 billion drinks bottles and cans are consumed each year in Ireland, in-house and 'on the go'. The ...
1:58 min PET recycling systems
Exhibition

K 2022 Review: EREMA Group looks back on a successful trade fair

The EREMA Group's review of K 2022 in Düsseldorf is positive all round. And that ...
2:20 min Digitization, Sorting and collection
Trial

UK: Polytag, Xact and Interket partner for Digital Deposit Return Scheme (DDRS) pilot

Recycling technology company Polytag, a coding and marking specialists, Xact and ...
1:80 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, rPET & PET Flakes
PET resin

Indorama Ventures’ Deja™ brand recognized as ‘Best Sustainable Product’ at the Chemical Week Sustainability Awards

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) has been named winner of the Best Sustainable Product Award at the Chemical Week Sustainability Awards 2022. The award was for IVL’s DejaTM Carbon Neutral pellets, the world's first carbon-neutral virgin PET resins, helping to reduce ...
1:40 min Europe, Complete PET recycling plants, rPET & PET Flakes
PET recycling plant

Plastipak’s major recycling investment in Spain officially opens

Plastipak announced the formal opening of a major recycling investment at its ...
1:35 min Sorting and collection, Caps & Closures
Removal

UK: Co-op commits to ‘clear’ shelves of all coloured milk bottle tops to increase recyclability

Co-op has committed to removing all coloured milk bottle caps from its shelves, the convenience retailer has confirmed, delivering ‘clear’ benefits for the recyclability of the lids.
1:40 min Strategies & Market Analysis, Sorting and collection
Insight

UK: Co-op to reveal recycling data for own-brand bottles

Co-op is launching a trial to uncover the number of its own-brand plastic bottles that are being recycled to improve its understanding of true recycling figures to help benchmark future rates for the industry.
0:56 min Recycling processes, Biobased Material
Biobased materials

TotalEnergies Corbion stimulates recycling of PLA

TotalEnergies Corbion is stepping up its efforts in closing the recycling loop for PLA. To stimulate collecting, sorting, and cleaning of PLA waste and to facilitate a marketplace for PLA recycle streams, TotalEnergies Corbion is actively buying reprocessed PLA waste. The advanced ...
2:13 min Asia Pacific, Sorting and collection
Initiative

Coca-Cola India partners with Zepto for the collection and recycling of PET bottles in Mumbai

The initiative will attempt to collect back empty PET bottles from consumers and ...