3 August 20219 September 2021 Pyrolyseanlage zum Reifen-Recycling entsteht in Osnabrück Die Anlage mit dem Namen „Pieswerk“ soll mittels eines speziellen thermochemischen Verfahrens einen wichtigen Beitrag zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit und Umweltschutz leisten
Time for EU law to mainstream reusable bottles and containers Manufacturers who wish to set up systems for reusable bottles and containers face a barrier which is difficult to overcome: there are no common standards for reusable packaging at EU level.
2 August 20219 September 2021 Chemical recycling – snapshot of a technology everybody talks about Chemical recycling is also an option for bio-based plastic
Fällt die EEG-Beihilfe für Recyclingunternehmen? Der bvse arbeitet gemeinsam mit seinem europäischen Dachverband EuRIC AISBL bereits mit Hochdruck an einer Stellungnahme
30 July 20219 September 2021 R-Cycle wins the German Sustainability Award 2021 R-Cycle is a digital product passport
28 July 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 2021 Aimplas: Spanisches Kunststoff-Institut koordiniert Projekt „Life Ecomethylal“ Neue Anlage fürs chemische Recycling von nicht recycelbaren Rückständen
15 July 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 2021 New online presence for the content pages of the nova-Institute As clear and colourful as the renewable carbon strategy
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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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 20219 September 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.