Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

Greenback Recycling Technologies , a company striving to develop circular solutions for packaging waste, has closed an approximately £8m series A financing round. The firm says it is building a globally distributed, decentralised network of advanced recycling plants near the sources of plastic waste.

Recycling 288

Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 288

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

By Tom McBeth, Policy & Infrastructure Manager with plastics resource efficiency group RECOUP New data reveals an increase in the amount of plastic exported for recycling in 2023, and significant quantities are now going to developing, non-OECD* countries. Indonesia took a further 3.4%, and Taiwan 2.5%.

Recycling 162

Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 162

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Plastic packaging use and plastic packaging collection quantities have dropped for the first time in RECOUP’s annual UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey. The UK’s overall recycling rate for plastic packaging from household and commercial sources is 52%.

Packaging 260

Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 260

GreenBiz

JULY 25, 2022

Corporations want to increase recycled plastic content in packaging and products but can't get enough of it. These three companies are making moves to help address this need.

Plastics 306

Plastics Recycling Recycling Startups 306

GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Ensuring Performance and Safety in Recycled Plastics. As companies and consumer brands incorporate recycled plastic content into their products and as part of their circularity goals, product integrity becomes an important consideration. There are many ways to evaluate the performance and safety of recycled materials.

Plastics 292

Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 292

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Recycling efforts by north London’s two million residents will not be significantly boosted by the new Simpler Recycling proposals, the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has warned. Cllr Loakes said: “The Government should be making a herculean effort to ensure that producers minimise packaging that needs recycling or disposal.

Recycling 282

Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 282

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Supercritical water can be a solvent for all organic materials including plastics. Its gas-like penetration power makes it a superior medium to decompose mixtures of complex waste plastics into value-added materials, which are feedstock for manufacturing new plastics. Above the critical point of 374.5

Plastics 246

Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 246

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The Recycling Association has warned that waste crime will continue to happen, even if exports of plastics for recycling are banned. MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have called for the Government to ban exports of recyclable plastics by 2027 and introduce measures to reduce them before then.

Plastics 246

Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 246

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Over 900 Tesco stores now have collection points for plastic recycling. A new partnership between Tesco and packaging manufacturer Berry Global is now recycling soft plastic collected from customers at Tesco stores. There it is washed, scrubbed and dried, during which processes any unwanted items are removed.

Plastics 245

Plastics Packaging Recycling Recycling 245

GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2023

Proponents of pyrolysis — including oil and gas companies — contend it will reduce plastic pollution. But critics say it will only perpetuate a dependence on fossil fuels.

Plastics 307

Plastics Fossil fuels Recycling Recycling 307

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Abigail McGregor suggested “progress may stall if additional recycling capacity isn’t built.” The UK Plastic Packaging tax places a £200 per tonne levy on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content. Building greater capacity for recycling is imperative.” million tonnes of plastic packaging waste.

Packaging 262

Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 262

The Environmental Blog

APRIL 5, 2020

In the United States, HDPE is a commonly used plastic. This plastic is sturdy, so it can resist bursting and tearing. Also, it’s an easy-to-recycle plastic polymer in which recycling companies collect and process HDPE products. For recycling purposes, you’ll find HDPE labeled as #2 plastic.

Plastics 317

Plastics Recycling Recycling Cooling 317

Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 30, 2021

A new study has proven once more that plastic recycling is a lie. According to American Chemistry Council data, only 14% of all plastic is recycled. The data further shows that 16% is incinerated and 70% ends up dumped into landfills.

Plastics 279

Plastics Recycling Recycling 279

Jim Conca

MARCH 12, 2021

We just aren’t recycling the materials that we need to recycle to address climate change as well pollution. America landfilled 27 million tons of plastic in 2018 but only recycled 3 million tons. It’s even worse worldwide.

Recycling 275

Recycling Recycling Plastics Climate change 275

Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A new investigation by NPR and PBS Frontline reveals that for decades, executives in the oil and plastic industries invested millions of U.S. dollars into misleading the public about the recycling of plastics. As a good citizen, you sort your trash, thinking that the plastic will be recycled to reduce pollution.

Plastics 279

Plastics Recycling Recycling Pollution 279

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

T he economics of plastic waste recycling are rapidly changing, pointing to a future where both incumbent and advanced technologies will be used, but decisive advantages for certain technologies will emerge in particular regions depending on waste streams and legislation, according to a recent Lux Research report.

Plastics 214

Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 214

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A state-of-the-art facility to allow the recycling of flexible plastics is to open in Glenrothes, Fife. The company behind the project, Yes Recycling, writes: As an experienced recycler, we specialise in hard-to-recycle plastics, including banknotes, hard hats, printed packaging film, and post-industrial and construction waste streams.

Recycling 245

Recycling Recycling Plastics Waste 245

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

How BASF’s reciChain aims to improve traceability of recycled plastics. The vision for BASF’s reciChain project is to take circularity into the real world by increasing traceability of recycled plastics. The company created a plastic additive that enables the traceability.

Plastics 264

Plastics Recycling Recycling North America 264

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 10, 2024

It’s described as the first fully recyclable paper crisp packet by The British Crisp Co., Consumers can dispose of the new crisp packet in their normal kerbside recycling collection along with their other paper recyclable items. It uses an innovative polymer, Hydropol, instead of conventional plastic.

Recycling 130

Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 130

GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2023

Recycling and using recycled content alone won’t solve the waste crisis. We must design the idea of waste out of the system.

Recycling 384

Recycling Recycling Plastics Waste 384

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Organisers have confirmed the full conference programme for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe Virtual Event taking place 9-11 December 2020. Fellow panellists include Ton Emans, President of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Maria Ciliberti, Vice President at Borealis. Virginijus Sinkevi?ius, CET on 10 December.

Plastics 236

Plastics Recycling Recycling Europe 236

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP has published its 2022 UK Plastic Packaging Sorting & Reprocessing Infrastructure report, which reported that there is a clear bottleneck in the UK’s recycling infrastructure for plastic recycling.

Plastics 130

Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 130

GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2022

Consumer goods giants set a united vision for how the plastic chemical recycling industry.

Plastics 258

Plastics Recycling Recycling 258

GreenBiz

JANUARY 17, 2023

Plastics Pact and Walmart announced the winners of the first Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award, showing exciting innovations in the areas of recyclability, compostability, refill and reuse. At VERGE 2022, the U.S.

Plastics 328

Plastics Innovation Packaging Recycling 328

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 27, 2022

A three-year £10 million large-scale demonstrator project focused on the capture, recovery and recycling of plastic packaging currently lost to landfill and incineration is being led by resource recovery expert Fiberight. Capacity of the facility will be up to 60,000 tonnes per year and in the long-term, the plant will create 40 jobs.

Packaging 130

Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 130

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2024

Sustainable materials expert EMR has opened a fridge recycling plant at EMR Darlaston, Walsall. The firm – “the UK’s largest fridge recycler” – says it has built the facility using the latest technology and innovative processes, including robotic separation systems. DEFRA cuts the ribbon at the new facility.

Recycling 147

Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 147

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 31, 2023

Polyethylene pipes A new total waste management partnership brings together plastic pipeline solutions manufacturer Radius Systems and waste management expert Axil Integrated Services (Axil). Axil will also overhaul the recycling segregation process, by providing visual prompts and staff education.

Waste 130

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 130

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. 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. million tons of recycled plastics listed for sale.

Plastics 130

Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 130

Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 11, 2020

The recycled plastic masks feature fun ocean-inspired prints, too, like sharks and waves.

Plastics 362

Plastics Recycling Recycling 362

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP estimates that 750,000 tonnes of post-consumer plastic packaging is not currently collected for recycling, in its new UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey report.

Packaging 257

Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 257

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP is expanding its service provision by introducing a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA ) service and its own state-of-the-art laboratory to support its recognised RecyClass certification service and facilities.

Recycling 273

Recycling Recycling Microplastics Packaging 273

Inhabitat - Innovation

MARCH 18, 2021

New from Gomi, these wireless chargers made from recycled plastic waste promise 15W charging capabilities and even offer magnetic attachment to devices.

Plastics 262

Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 262

Inhabitat - Innovation

MARCH 25, 2021

Lucas Couto, Senior Industrial Designer at EGGS Design in Norway, is focused on turning plastic pollution into innovative recycled designs. The designer has teamed up with plastic recycling company Precious Plastic to help reveal the potential of plastic waste in the design space.

Plastics 185

Plastics Recycling Recycling Pollution 185

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A bike helmet made from recycled plastic picked up the award for the UK Best Recycled Plastics Product 2021 at the Plastics Industry Awards on 2 December in London. PLASTIX AS with CIRCULAR ROPES, a product made from 97- 98 % recycled content to make the next generation ropes.

Recycling 130

Recycling Recycling Plastics Recycled materials 130

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Viridor says its soon-to-be-opened Avonmouth plastics recycling plant will reprocess over 80,0000 tonnes of plastic, creating recycled raw material ready to be returned to the economy. It will seemingly reprocess over 80,0000 tonnes of plastic, more than 1.6

Plastics 298

Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 298

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Whether you’re a happy-go-lucky ‘wish-cycler’ – tossing waste in the hope it can be recycled – or one who routinely agonizes over different diameters of plastic wrapping, there’s no harm in picking up a clearer understanding of the whole process. If it’s going to be sorted anyway, it doesn’t hurt.

Recycling 162

Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 162

GreenBiz

APRIL 19, 2023

Sponsored: Molecular recycling can prevent this growing stream of waste from cars out of landfills.

Recycling 262

Recycling Recycling Automotive Plastics 262