CleanTech Group

MAY 8, 2022

For the Materials & Chemicals sector, the recent Cleantech Forum Europe Live in Edinburgh included insight into plastics and packaging, cement and concrete,

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

Technology and recycling equipment firm TOMRA has signed a majority ownership agreement with Plastretur, the Norwegian Producer Responsibility Organisation for recycling plastic packaging. The companies will pair up to create a plastic packaging sorting plant located in Norway. Amland, SVP TOMRA Feedstock. “We

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 14, 2022

Plus, it's time for plastics and climate activists to get their causes synced up.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

Hamburg-based start-up cirplus has entered into the UK market in a bid to digitalise the plastic and recycling industry. million tons of recycled plastics listed for sale. “If we’re to stem the tide of plastic pollution, we have to stop the amount of virgin plastic which is being produced.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Misperceptions regarding the impact of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) on WEEE plastics recycling are addressed by a report [1] from the International Bromine Council (BSEF) released on 19 November. Electronic and electrical equipment uses plastics to make products lighter, more innovative, and cost effective. Key findings.

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Business Green

JULY 24, 2022

Advanced plastic recycling firm Mura and leading chemicals giant Dow have announced they plan to work together to construct multiple large-scale recycling facilities in the US and Europe. Dow is committed to accelerating a circular economy for plastics and our expanded partnership with Mura marks a significant step on this journey.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Fueled by a recent infusion of $170 million, alternative plastics maker UBQ Materials is building its first international facility in Europe and has set its sights on the United States.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2022

Company announces goal to ensure Walkers, Doritos, and Lay's crisps use recycled or renewable plastic packaging by end of the decade. PepsiCo Europe has today announced a new ambition to replace all virgin plastics used in its crisp and chip bags with 100 per cent recycled or renewable plastic by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The forthcoming Plastics Recycling Show Europe includes a free-to-attend conference taking place at the RAI Amsterdam on 25 and 26 March 2020. Several materials focus sessions will explore the challenges, issues and opportunities within the sector for mechanical recycling, with sessions covering PET, PVC and Technical Plastics.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2022

A former carpark factory in the West Midlands has been re-developed into 12 homes built entirely with plastic-free alternatives. The company said it hopes the development will be used as an examplar for other developers to follow, hailing the project as "the first of its kind" in Europe. The €1.6m

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Despite the recent flare-up of the COVID-pandemic in Europe, a number of countries are reporting a gradual normalization of society with increased consumption, higher rates of employment, and an economy moving in the right direction. Disposal and management of waste in Europe have admittedly always been a dynamic process.

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altenergymag

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The first commercial plant in Europe where waste plastic is recycled into valuable fuel will be built by the Dutch company BlueAlp on behalf of a Dutch-Belgian consortium. This means that The Netherlands and Belgium are at the forefront of giving end-of-life plastics a new future as fuel.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 7, 2021

What’s described as the UK’s first mobile pallet stability test lab promises to save thousands of tonnes of plastic stretch film every year, cut costs and reduce product waste in transit, says the firm behind it. The post Mobile pallet stability test lab will slash plastic film usage, says firm first appeared on Envirotec.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In 2019 the groups demonstrated there had been a significant increase in open-ocean plastics since the late 1950s. Paint flakes also appeared to be more densely distributed around the shelf seas of northwest Europe than in the open, or more remote, ocean environments. Shelf life.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

A significant milestone has been reached with plans to build commercial polystyrene (PS) recycling plants in Europe, according to the firms behind it: INEOS Styrolution, Recycling Technologies and Trinseo. We look forward to working with these two global leading companies to build Europe’s first chemical polystyrene recycling facilities.”

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

z International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever announce plans to finance and launch £1m Flexible Plastic Fund. Fund designed to drive progress towards household collection of flexible plastic for recycling. The Fund will guarantee a minimum value of £100 per tonne of recycled product to incentivise recyclers to process flexible plastic.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

Legislators in Europe seem to be keeping a closer eye on microplastics, with the introduction of European Union (EU) Regulation 2023/2055 in September being a recent milestone. trillion pieces of plastic, with a further 33 billion pounds of plastic entering every year. [i] It is estimated our oceans contain around 5.25

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Chemically-recycled plastic could be in high demand by the end of this decade, major companies predict. A dozen of the world's largest consumer goods companies, including Mars, PepsiCo, Unilever, and Danone, have joined forces to signal that there is significant and growing demand for chemically recycled plastic from corporates across Europe.

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Business Green

JUNE 27, 2021

Consortium featuring L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo, and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe tout major plastic recycling breakthrough. As such, plastic can usually only be recycled a finite number of times, and it is estimated only around nine per cent of all plastic ever made has ever been fully recycled.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Carbios has successfully launched a industrial demonstration plant for its enzyme-based plastic recycling technology, marking the culmination of a decade of research. The Carbios system uses enzymes, which occur naturally in compost heaps, and adapts them to break down any type of PET plastic, regardless of colour or complexity.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2019

European Commission-funded project with UN support urges consumersto favour products containing plastics recycled from electronic waste. Philips and Whirlpool among first firms offering support by designing products to use more recycled plastic, ease plastic reuse at product end-of-life.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

New ban on single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks, and some types of polystyrene cups and food containers to come into effect from October . billion items of single-use cutlery - most of which are plastic - and 721 million single-use plates per year, but only 10 per cent are recycled.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2022

UK-based Mura Technology announces major backing from global chemicals giant to help it develop host of innovative US and European plastic recycling facilities. We are excited to move forward with the creation of a series of financeable HydroPRS plants in Europe and the US that will accelerate a circular plastics economy," he said.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

With data illustrating how to enhance design for recycling guidance, improve design decisions and optimise sorting of flexible plastic packaging with NIR. CEFLEX worked with stakeholders from across the value chain to assemble the extensive set of packaging material samples for testing.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 3, 2023

ImpactAlpha, October 3 — Hamburg-based Traceless Materials has developed a bio-based, low-emission plastic alternative made from agricultural waste, such as rice and wheat. million for a plastic alternative appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The post Germany’s Traceless Materials raises €36.6

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2020

The move makes it the only UK juice or smoothie brand using 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging, manufacturer PepsiCo claims. The new bottle was rolled out across UK stores through August, the firm said, claiming it makes Naked the only juice or smoothie brand currently using 100 per cent recycled plastic. "We

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

Images on social media of sea creatures wrapped in plastic has had a huge impact on the public perception of plastic packaging in recent years. Between four million and 12 million metric tons of plastic enters the oceans each year, threatening marine life and polluting our food. A lot of plastic is produced from fossil fuels.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

UK chemicals firm INEOS announces it has made progress incorporating recycled plastics into more challenging applications, as Coca-Cola launches two new recycled plastics commitments in Europe. Saica are experts in recycling post-consumer plastic film.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2021

International group of scientists call for new plastics non-proliferation treaty that binds governments to ambitious target to phase out virgin plastic. Scientists are calling for a binding treaty to phase out global production of virgin plastic by 2040.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Evian water has today unveiled a new recycled plastic bottle in partnership with clean technology company Loop, marking a major step towards its goal of using 100 per cent recycled plastic in all its plastic bottles by 2025. litre bottle but holds nearly three times the volume.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2020

Demonstration plant to open next year for lab-engineered enzyme researchers claim can break down 90 per cent of PET plastic in 10 hours. PET is the most commonly used plastic material in bottles and is also found in polyester clothing fibres, food containers, and other types of packaging.

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Forbes Green Tech

DECEMBER 29, 2019

Pejo 3000, a ski resort in Northern Italy, is one of the world’s first ski areas to go plastic-free.

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Business Green

MAY 30, 2022

But GB and Ireland arm of Lucozade and Ribena manufacturer warns of shortages and soaring costs of rPET in Europe. Chemical recycling - an alternative to mechanical methods - uses enzymes to break down any PET plastic to its core elements allowing it to be reformed into new food-grade rPET with the same properties as virgin material.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The post UBQ Materials scores backing from TPG’s impact funds for its plastic alternative appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, September 14 – UBQ Materials converts banana peels, chicken bones, pizza boxes, baby diapers and other household waste into pellets that can.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 were announced on 23 June at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. Building & Construction Product: SOLAR HEAT panels from recycled plastic by Montello spa & WET/Ecopixel srl. Plastics Recycling Ambassador: Mik Van Gaever, Fost Plus.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 24, 2020

At the trade fair forum, which is free of charge, users and manufacturers will present numerous decarbonization projects from retail, plastics processing, metal production and viticulture. To this end, ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE cooperates with the world's leading trade fairs in these industry segments.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Crisp brand to drive down virgin plastic use with clutch of packaging design innovations. Walkers is to invest £14m in packaging designs it claims will cut 250 tonnes of virgin plastic from its supply chain each year, the crisp brand announced last week.

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