sustainability

sustainability

Cyclyx Announces New Hampshire Recycling Lab

New facility will focus on broadening the range of materials that can be recycled.

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Biopolymers

PET-Like Bioplastic from Biomass

Switzerland’s EPFL School of Basic Sciences have developed a biomass derived plastic that is similar to PET.

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sustainability

Fish Waste to Nano-Onions: New Milestone in Recycling ‘Garbage’

No, it’s not a joke, but a new means of producing a high-tech product from a high-volume waste product of food production.

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sustainability

Digital Product Passport for Plastic Products Supports Circularity

As part of a series of interviews leading-up to K 2022 Show, VDMA interviews Dr. Benedikt Brenken, director of R-Cycle.

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Thermoforming

Sustainable Materials is Focus of Thermoforming Exhibits at K 2022

Thermoforming equipment makers including WM, Kiefel, and OMV will showcase processing of recyclable and biobased materials.

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PET

Coke Makes Bottle Changes to Boost Recycling

Sprite bottles will be clear, while Dasani bottles will be made with recycled plastic.

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Recycling

New In-Mold Labels Enhance Recycling of PP Containers

New PP IML labels from MCC Verstraete separate from PP containers during mechanical recycling to preserve the color and transparency of the container resin.

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Recycling

Using Blockchain to Track and Verify Recycling

Supply chain partners assess software for tracking materials.  

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Postprocessing

Eco-Sustainable Pad Printing Ink

Incups GN Series passes the ISO cytoxicity test and complies with EuPIA.

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Ineos Olefins and Polymers Europe Joins the HolyGrail 2.0 Initiative for Recycling Plastic Waste

The company has joined the Digital Watermark Initiative to improve the sorting and recycling of plastic waste.  

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Process Cooling