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30 July 202127 July 2021

R-Cycle wins the German Sustainability Award 2021

R-Cycle is a digital product passport

28 July 202127 July 2021

‘Fit for 55’ package furthers EU climate action, but falls short on ambition

In reaction to the European Commission’s launch of its ‘Fit for 55’ package, CAN Europe calls for the EU to increase the overall level of ambition of climate and energy legislation well beyond the current proposals

“Design for Chemical Recycling” kills Innovation Upstream

Zero Waste Europe, together with RPa and ECOS, has published the report Designing for real recycling, not plastic lock-in

27 July 202123 July 2021

Analysis Shows Enzyme-Based Plastics Recycling Is More Energy Efficient, Better for Environment

BOTTLE Consortium Effort Develops Model That Finds Sizeable Energy and Carbon-Saving Benefits for Recycling PET, a Common Plastic Used in Bottles, Clothing, Carpet

26 July 202123 July 2021

EREMA Group joins Chemical Recycling Europe

Austrian plastics recycling machine manufacturer and provider of services aims to integrate recycling know-how into the value chain

EREMA Group tritt Chemical Recycling Europe bei

Der österreichische Maschinenhersteller und Anbieter von für den Recyclingprozess relevanten Dienstleistungen verfolgt das Ziel, Recycling Know-how so in die Wertschöpfungskette zu integrieren

23 July 202120 July 2021

Mattel Launches Barbie Loves the Ocean; Its First Fashion Doll Collection Made from Recycled Ocean-Bound* Plastic

New Campaign ‘The Future of Pink is Green™’ Engages Kids in Supporting a Greener Future

EEW und Grüner Punkt entwickeln innovatives Verfahren für nachhaltiges Recycling

Ziel ist, mehr Mischkunststoffe und Sortierreste für den Rohstoffkreislauf zurückzugewinnen / Gründung eines Joint Ventures vereinbart

21 July 202121 July 2021

Reusable – yes, absolutely!

If there is a system change, then do it properly: without crude oil. New reusable systems only with raw materials from biomass, CO2 and recycling!

Chemisches Recycling bei Dior: Zurück zum Öl

Dior setzt auf chemisches Recycling, um Verpackungen nachhaltiger zu machen. Diese Methode kann sinnvoll sein, ist es aber nicht immer

20 July 202115 July 2021

The LEGO Group reveals first prototype LEGO® brick made from recycled plastic

Over the past three years, materials scientists and engineers tested over 250 variations of PET materials and hundreds of other plastic formulations to get a prototype that meets several of their quality, safety and play requirements – including clutch power

Legosteine aus PET-Rezyklat

Materialwissenschaftler und Ingenieure haben über 250 Variationen von PET-Materialien und Hunderte anderer Kunststoffformulierungen getestet, um einen Prototyp herzustellen, der mehrere ihrer Qualitäts-, Sicherheits- und Spielanforderungen erfüllt – einschließlich der für Lego-Ziegel berühmten Kupplungsleistung

19 July 202114 July 2021

Covestro supports development of Chinese standards for recycled plastics

China is one of the most important producing countries to promote domestic plastics recycling while banning or restricting single-use plastics

16 July 202113 July 2021

Aimplas: Spanisches Kunststoff-Institut koordiniert Projekt „Life Ecomethylal“

Neue Anlage fürs chemische Recycling von nicht recycelbaren Rückständen

15 July 202112 July 2021

Global Consumer Brands Unveil World’s First Enzymatically Recycled Bottles

Food grade sample bottles produced by Consortium – including Carbios, L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe – using breakthrough enzymatic recycling process

Recycling: Flaschen aus enzymatisch recyceltem PET vorgestellt

Carbios forscht seit fast 10 Jahren an neuem Verfahren, welches ein in Komposthaufen natürlich vorkommendes Enzym verstärkt, das normalerweise die Blattmembranen abgestorbener Pflanzen abbaut

14 July 202112 July 2021

„Start-ups stehen vor dem Problem, dass sie ihr Produkt auf einen Markt bringen wollen, den sie nur in Teilen verstehen“

5 Fragen an Achim Raschka, Head of the Department “Technology & Markets“, nova-Institut

SABIC named global company of the year for its contribution towards a circular economy for plastics

Frost & Sullivan presented SABIC with this year’s award for its efforts in driving forward the development of a circular economy for used plastics and its commitment to innovation and technology

EU plastic rules worry manufacturers, environmentalists demand more

In an effort to reduce pollution, the EU banned a range of single-use plastic products on Saturday, including straws, plates, cutlery and cotton bud sticks

13 July 202113 July 2021

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Views on Sustainability : Michael Carus, Managing Director, nova-Institute

Sustainability is moving into wider and wider deployment in industry. What is the plan of action for its effective implementation and how can the results from transition to sustainable operations from each industry and every company be measured?

Verbändebündnis fordert: Für Müllflut verantwortliche Unternehmen müssen Plastiksteuer zahlen, nicht Steuerzahlerinnen und Steuerzahler

Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) begrüßt das überfällige Verbot von einzelnen Produkten aus Einwegplastik und fordert Mehrweg als verbindlichen Standard

9 July 20216 July 2021

New mobile, modular chemical recycling system converts non-recyclable waste into high value-added additives

AIMPLAS coordinated the LIFE ECOMETHYLAL Project to convert non-recyclable waste into a new substance that can be used as a solvent and as a raw material to produce new plastics

Neue EU-Regel tritt in Kraft: Diese Plastikartikel sind ab jetzt verboten

Ab diesem Samstag verschwinden diverse Kunststoffprodukte aus dem Handel. Was gibt es für Alternativen? Und was bleibt erlaubt?

Borealis acquires a minority stake in Renasci N.V. to jointly develop novel recycling solutions

EverMinds™ in action: Game-changing collaboration to accelerate plastics circularity

8 July 20216 July 2021

Plastipak’s Clean Tech and BioteCH4 form Unique Partnership to Power Recycling Operation

With this new partnership, the electricity generated through the CHP process at BioteCH4 is connected directly to Clean Tech to power the recycling process

The First Cosmetic Bottle Derived From Enzymatic Plastic Recycling

The first cosmetic bottle made from plastic entirely recycled using Carbios’ enzymatic technology

50 Millionen Tonnen Plastikmüll – pro Jahr: Forscher warnen vor unumkehrbaren Umweltschäden

Auch wenn von Juli an in der EU viele Einwegplastikprodukte verboten sind – die globale Plastikflut dämmt das kaum ein. Wissenschaftler fordern rasches Handeln, bevor es zu spät ist

Carbon-negative bioplastic made from air, invasive plants turned into yoga mats, cultured chicken progress, renewable fiber innovations, and more

The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of July 2nd

7 July 20212 July 2021

VAUDE bringt erste Radtaschenserie aus vollständig recycelten Hauptmaterialien auf den Markt

Kunststoffverpackungen werden für Radtaschen-Rückensystem recycelt

VAUDE launches first ever pannier made from recycled material

Plastic packaging is recycled for pannier support system

5 July 202130 June 2021

Eastman collaborating with SAP on GreenToken to track recycled content

Collaboration will leverage the blockchain-based platform of GreenToken to provide visibility through the value chain of sustainable products, such as the specialty plastics produced with Eastman’s molecular recycling technologies

2 July 202130 June 2021

Braskem developed world’s first renewable-source polyethylene wax

Produced from sugarcane ethanol, the new solution entails lower CO2 footprint, is recyclable and has applications in multiple markets

30 June 202125 June 2021

HDPE-Milchflaschen aus chemisch recyceltem Kunststoff

Weltweite Premiere für 140.000 Milchflaschen, die aus HDPE bestehen, das mithilfe von chemischem Recycling hergestellt wurde

Ground Breaking Trial Returning Cotton Textile Waste to Cotton Fields Launched in Goondiwindi, Queensland

Trial of diverting textiles from landfill to farm has potential to recycle ‘huge amount’ of material

The world’s first ‘infinite’ plastic

The way we normally recycle plastics is a downward spiral of waste and degraded materials, but there is another option – turning plastic back into the oil it was made from

29 June 202125 June 2021

Fraunhofer, SABIC, and Procter& Gamble join forces in closed-loop recycling pilot project for single-use facemasks

The collected waste masks becomes shredded and then thermochemically converted to pyrolysis oils as feedstock for new plastics in virgin quality

Fraunhofer, SABIC und Procter & Gamble kooperieren im Rahmen eines Pilotprojekts zum Closed-Loop-Recycling von Einweg-Gesichtsmasken

Neues Verfahren sieht zunächst die automatische Zerkleinerung und anschließend die thermochemische Umwandlung in Pyrolyseöl vor, um im Anschluss daraus neuwertige Rohstoffe für die Kunststoffproduktion zu gewinnen

28 June 202123 June 2021

Niederländische PolyStyreneLoop Recycling-Anlage geht am 16. Juni in Betrieb

Anlage in Terneuzen verfügt über ausreichend Kapazität, um jährlich 3.300 Tonnen Polystyrol aus EPS-Dämmstoffabfällen zu recyceln

Novolex Launches New U.S. Manufacturing Line to Make Compostable Cups from Plant-Based Plastic

The cups will be available from Novolex brand Eco-Products®, a leading provider of foodservice packaging made from renewable and recycled resources

Bacteria serves tasty solution to plastic crisis

Scientists have devised a novel way of tackling the mounting issue of plastic pollution… by using bacteria to transform plastic waste into vanilla flavouring

25 June 202122 June 2021

Neue Studie zu Kunststoffemissionen – Wieviel Plastik landet in landwirtschaftlichen Böden?

Fraunhofer UMSICHT und das Ökopol-Institut untersuchten erstmalig, aus welchen Quellen welche Mengen an Mikro- und Makroplastik in landwirtschaftliche Böden gelangen

Braven Environmental Executes Long-Term Pyrolysis-Derived Feedstock Supply Agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical

Fostering a circular economy and increasing sustainability of difficult-to-recycle plastics

Virgin resin tax may make packaging more circular

One thing that's going to be needed to fix plastics recycling in the United States is money, and lots of it

24 June 202121 June 2021

Kao Aims for Material Recycling of Plastic Bottles for Cosmetics, Begins Using Chemically Recycled PET Material

Joint cooperation with PET Refine Technology to produce chemically recycled PET - achieving material recycling from bottle container to bottle container

23 June 202118 June 2021

Neste und LyondellBasell vereinbaren langfristige Kooperation, um Herstellern von Markenartikeln Polymere und Chemieprodukte aus erneuerbaren Rohstoffen breiter zugänglich zu machen

Durch ihre Zusammenarbeit tragen Neste und LyondellBasell gemeinsam dazu bei, den europäischen Markt für nachhaltige Polymere und Chemieprodukte zu entwickeln.

Neste and LyondellBasell agree on long-term commercial relationship to make polymers and chemicals from renewable feedstock more widely available to global brands

Through their collaboration, Neste and LyondellBasell are jointly contributing to the development of the European market for more sustainable polymers and chemicals

Brightmark to Build World’s Largest Advanced Plastics Recycling and Renewal Facility in Macon, GA

New state-of-the-art plant will sustainably recycle and convert all types of plastic waste into fully circular products

Scientists Report Efficient Utilization of Waste Paper for Cellulase Production by Trichoderma longiflorum

Researchers at the IMP of the CAS have recently found that waste paper could be efficiently utilized for enzyme production by Trichoderma longiflorum. The study was published in Journal of Cleaner Production

22 June 202122 June 2021

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