SearchPlastic Recycling
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Launch planned for second half of 2021 with an expected capacity of 15,000 tonnes’ post-consumer recycled material annually.
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Company selects certified circular and certified renewable Sabic PP polymers from Sabic’s TRUCIRCLE portfolio for its new S-BOPP film solutions.
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AIM launches cross-value chain initiative to prove the viability of digital watermarking for sorting waste at scale.
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Coca-Cola has taken another step on its journey to eliminating new virgin oil-based plastic as Coca-Cola in the Netherlands and Norway announced their transition to plastic bottles made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET).
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BariQ, a subsidiary of Raya Holding for Financial Investments is the first “Bottle to Bottle” Recycling PET plant based in Egypt since 2010.
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The plastic industry across the world is moving ahead with different resolutions.
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Initiative commits to meet ambitious Circular Economy goals by 2025.
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Coca-Cola, through its philanthropic arm, The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) said it is providing a grant to the Initiative for the Advancement of Waste Management in Africa (W.A.S.T.E AFRICA), in order to promote waste recycling in Nigeria and help socio-economic inclusion.
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WaveGrip, a Berry Global brand, has launched a new style of multi-pack carrier for cans which contains over 50% recycled plastic.
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The EU’s €800/tonne plastic packaging waste charge, passed by the EU Council this month and which takes effect from January, sent shockwaves through the market because of both its size and narrow timeframe to implementation.
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Position encourages use of recycled plastics in manufacturing of new goods.
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Last year, Magnum became the first ice cream brand to use recycled polypropylene plastic (rPP) in its packaging. These new tubs are made using certified circular polypropylene from Sabic’s TRUCIRCLE portfolio. Over 7 million tubs made with recycled plastic to be rolled out across Europe in 2020 and due to be launched globally from 2021 onwards.
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The inclusion of recycled plastics into diverse packaging formats is a challenge for the plastics and packaging value chains, as material performance, performance of the packaging product and protection of the content need to be guaranteed.
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The Kroger Co. announced the launch of its Simple Truth Recycling Programme, offering customers a free and simple way to recycle the flexible packaging of over 300 products from the private label brand.
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Henkel has collaborated with packaging supplier Albéa to convert its entire oral care tube portfolio to fully recyclable by early 2021.
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Company has developed fully recyclable mono-material film for thermoforming applications with Hütthaler, says Mondi.
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Dow (NYSE: DOW) has announced Project ReflexNG, a pilot project aiming to collect and recycle plastic waste in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Greiner Packaging has joined hands with Henkel to produce a sustainable packaging solution for its Bref toilet cleaner brand.
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It certainly appears as though the recycled polymer markets in Europe are developing at a much faster pace than their virgin counterparts.
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RecyClass’ Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for PP (polypropylene) is a guidance for carrying out laboratory analysis of the various design features of rigid packaging made from PP resin.
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ZincIn AS and Parx Materials have collaborated to release a new food tray made from recycled ocean waste plastic with a natural defence mechanism against germs.
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Starting June 5, carrying any single-use plastics into Kenya’s protected areas will be considered illegal.
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Coronavirus disrupts plastics recycling markets
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The coronavirus outbreak has impacted every industry across the world and while South Africa continues to be in lockdown, the country’s healthcare professionals, waste management personnel and other frontline workers that are fighting against the spread of COVID-19 virus need a lot of protective equipment and are facing shortages of gloves, masks and other protective gear.
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Abu Dhabi to be free of single-use plastic bags by 2021
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The year 2019 was very challenging for the plastic industry.
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Over the past couple of years plastics have become the public face of the waste pollution crisis, prompting an unprecedented consumer and regulatory backlash that shows no sign of stopping.
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The Shoprite Group announced it is now using plastic returned to its distribution centres to produce 100 percent recycled and recyclable plastic shopping bags.
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Nestlé has announced that it will invest up to 2 billion Swiss francs to shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions
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It's all about single-use plastics!
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Consumer goods company Unilever in collaboration with DOB Equity and Global Innovation Fund (GIF) has made an investment in Kenyabased plastics recycling business Mr. Green Africa, a Nairobi based recycler and recycled plastics supplier.
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India to eliminate all single-use plastic in the country by 2022
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The United Nations’ Basel Convention meeting recently held in Geneva saw parties agree on new listings that will effectively re-categorise non-hazardous plastic waste that is not recyclable or is difficult to recycle as requiring special consideration.
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The change in Regulations will have a serious impact in the development and growth of Plastic Recycling in Middle East, Africa and South America - By Surendra Borad Patawari
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Dubai Airports announced that it will ban single-use plastics from its consumer spaces with effect from January 1, 2020.
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PureCycle Technologies, announced it has partnered with industrial manufacturer, Milliken & Company, and food and beverage company, Nestlé S.A
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‘Alliance to End Plastic Waste’ to invest $1.5 billion in the next five years to address the issue
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Food and beverage firm Nestlé has pledged to increase the amount of recycled plastics it uses in some of its packaging across the European Union (EU) by 2025.
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Panelists examine the future of paper and plastics scrap trade with Asia By DeAnne Toto
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In his final Chairman’s address to the BIR Plastics Committee after 12 years at its helm, Surendra Borad Patawari of Gemini Corporation NV in Belgium enthused, “There cannot be a better proposition than the business of plastics recycling.”
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Performance of plastic - July-August report
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For many years China has been the top international destination for recyclable materials, be it paper, plastic, metal or electronic scrap and so on. So the Chinese notification regarding restrictions on scrap imports last year, and the ensuing ban introduced on certain scrap materials starting this year has led to many countries scrambling to find new markets for these recyclables.
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Bee’ah, a leading environmental management company based in Sharjah, recently announced it has achieved a new milestone in sustainability, as its Material Recovery Facility (MRF) becomes one of the world’s largest producers of recovered plastics, following the installation of an advanced retrofit.
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Recycling industry experts examine some of the major issues facing the plastics recycling industry and the present scenario particularly in the Middle East including issues such as recycling rates, infrastructure facilities, raw material availability and other challenges as well as the remarkable opportunities this sector presents. Swaliha Shanavas writes.
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Aluminium has risen just under 1 percent since the beginning of 2016 to $1,590 per ton by end-July.
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The average British worker uses and throws away around 400 reusable plastic cups each year, says waste management company in Britain
