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Demo plant produces industrial sugars from mixed household waste fractions

Envirotec Magazine

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials.

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Growth in UK plastic packaging recycling being shipped abroad, including to non-OECD countries

Envirotec Magazine

Of this, more than 25% was sent to Turkey, 25,000 tonnes more than in 2022. This also means that just short of 1 million tonnes of plastic has been sent to Turkey for recycling since 2017. A map showing the receiving destinations of plastic waste from England for recycling. Indonesia took a further 3.4%, and Taiwan 2.5%.

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Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 announced

Envirotec Magazine

Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 were announced on 23 June at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. The seven winners are: • Automotive, Electrical or Electronic Product: Sustainable modular headliner for vehicle interiors and downstream recycling solutions by Grupo Antolin.

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Start-up provides digital platform for plastic recyclate trading

Envirotec Magazine

Coming into force on April 1st 2022, the tax increases costs for packaging companies who fail to use recycled materials by 20 to 40 percent.

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PepsiCo to switch to fully recycled plastic bottles across nine European nations

Business Green

The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics. We will also look to go further and faster in other European markets where the conditions allow," said PepsiCo Europe CEO Silviu Popovici.

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Geothermal panel startup closes CHF1.3 million seed financing round

ThinkGeoEnergy

The panels are modular, thin, flexible, made of recyclable materials, and compatible with heat pumps. “This CHF 1.3 million injection is a testament to the confidence our investors place in enerdrape’s mission and potential.

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Affordability threatens to put the breaks on Germany’s electric mobility – study

Smart Energy International

With skyrocketing gas prices and expensive electric mobility options, the Mobility Study 2022 – published by Continental – has found that consumers are increasingly worried about the affordability of their mobility. The same applies to the use of fuels obtained through renewable energy such as green hydrogen.