3:38 min Asia Pacific, Sorting and collection
Sorting technology

STADLER designs and installs state-of-the-art light packaging sorting plant for TBM in Yokosuka, Japan

STADLER has designed the facility to automatically sort light plastic packaging and ...
1:46 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Asia Pacific
Education

Covestro opens learning center of plastic innovation for sustainability to promote awareness about plastic waste management among children

Covestro, one of the leading suppliers of premium polymers, officially launched its Learning Center of Plastic Innovation for Sustainability. The centre’s primary objective is to provide an out-of-classroom platform to Thai children to learn about importance of proper plastic waste ...
1:33 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Asia Pacific
Effort

Danone-AQUA: First indonesian plastic project registers with Verra’s Plastic Program

Danone-AQUA Indonesia has registered the first Indonesian plastic project with ...
4:27 min America, Sorting and collection
Recycling

Argentinian recycler Reciclar improves its capacity of up to 600 million plastic bottles per year thanks to TOMRA’s equipment

TOMRA and Reciclar set an example of accelerating a circular treatment of precious ...
0:37 min Management, Asia Pacific
Acquisition

Refresco completes acquisition of Tru Blu Beverages in Australia

Refresco Group, the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands and retailers in Europe and North America, announces it has completed the acquisition of Tru Blu Beverages, a manufacturer of non-alcoholic beverages in Australia, ...
1:44 min America, PET recycling systems, Food grade PET
Expansion

Starlinger viscotec - Doubling rPET manufacturing capacity: Evergreen, USA

Established in 1998 with a single location in Clyde, Ohio, Evergreen is a ...
1:59 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Middle East
Launch

Dubai Chamber of Commerce launches Bottled Water Business Group and Circular Packaging Association

As part of its efforts to enhance the private sector’s contributions to the emirate’s economy, The Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, announced the establishment of two new business groups: The Bottled Water Business Group and the ...
1:46 min Africa, Labels and sleeves
Labelling

MCC partners with Extrupet and Coca-Cola to bring recyclable shrink sleeve to the South African market

RecycLABEL® shrink sleeves are certified by Extrupet for the South African ...
1:44 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Europe
Note

UNESDA releases statement on the publication of the revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe takes note of the European Commission’s publication of the revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Their sector is fully committed to the objective of accelerating the transition to a circular economy, which is why they have set ...
5:16 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Europe
New packaging rules

EU Comission - European Green Deal: Putting an end to wasteful packaging, boosting reuse and recycling

The Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules on packaging, to tackle this constantly growing source of waste and of consumer frustration. On average, each European generates almost 180 kg of packaging waste per year. Packaging is one of the main users of virgin materials as 40% ...