23 January 202326 January 2023 PureCycle, Port of Antwerp-Bruges Announce NextGen District as Location For PureCycle’s First Plastic Recycling Plant in Europe PureCycle Selected as NextGen District Concessionaire in Competitive Bid Process
20 January 202316 January 2023 Successful pilot project recycles used EPS from household recycling to produce new packaging In a project under the umbrella of “IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V.”, German manufacturers of EPS packaging were able to demonstrate that sorting and recycling styrofoam makes environmental and economic sense
Gebrauchtes EPS aus dem gelben Sack wird durch Recycling zu neuer Verpackung In einem Projekt unter dem Dach der IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V. konnten deutsche EPS-Verpackungshersteller nachweisen, dass das Aussortieren und Recycling von Styropor ökologisch sowie ökonomisch sinnvoll ist
Turning plastic waste into a valuable soil additive UCR method creates useful char from plastic and corn waste
Umwandlung von Kunststoffabfällen in einen wertvollen Bodenzusatzstoff Neue Methode erzeugt nützliche Holzkohle aus Plastik- und Maisabfällen
Melbourne 2023: Brand new Adidas women’s tennis collection Do not forget that this apparel is equipped with AEROREADY technology that absorbs moisture and makes players feel dry
19 January 202313 January 2023 Anellotech Offers Drum-Quantity Samples of Recycled BTX Made From Mixed Waste Plastics via Plas-TCat® Process Based on a proprietary catalyst and fluid bed reactor-regenerator system, Plas-TCat provides a new, direct route to light olefins and aromatics from plastic waste streams
18 January 202312 January 2023 Renewcell, pioneer in the circular fashion industry, applies new textile fiber preparation system using ANDRITZ ADuro green technology Shredders of the ADuro product line form the technological centerpiece of the system and shred used textiles in only one step, enabling a throughput of up to 60,000 tons of textile waste per year
Renewcell, Pionier in der Recyling-Mode-Industrie, setzt neues ADuro-Textilfaser-Aufbereitungssystem von ANDRITZ Ein Herzstück der Anlage sind Schredder der ADuro-Produktlinie, welcher Alttextilien in nur einem Prozessschritt zerkleinert und so bis zu 60.000 Tonnen Textilabfälle pro Jahr verarbeitet
Tomra: Bau einer neuen Sortieranlage für Post-Consumer-Kunststoffe Das Unternehmen will eine Investition von 50 bis 60 Millionen Euro in den Bau einer mittelgroßen Anlage in Deutschland tätigen
17 January 202311 January 2023 AIMPLAS participates in the EU REPurpose project on safe and sustainable design of elastomeric plastics from recycling of post-consumer waste Collaboration project to be a game-changer in tackling recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and creating new thermoplastic elastomer polymers
13 January 202317 December 2024 The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) receives support ECP is one of the newest partner of the RCI
11 January 20236 January 2023 EU countries prepare for textile recycling big bang A 2021 report by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre found that around 4-6% of the EU’s overall environmental footprint can be traced back to textiles
Michigan Becomes 21st State to Enact Bipartisan Advanced Recycling Legislation The new law in Michigan brings to 21 the total number of states that recognize advanced recycling technologies as manufacturing and not waste disposal
10 January 20234 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), December 2022 Let’s take a look at what happened in December 2022 at RCI
Scientists Discover Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper To Recycle Waste Polyester Textiles and Bottles Than Making Them From Petroleum Using machine learning, NREL-led team discovered variants of 'plastic-eating' enzymes adapted to deconstructing all varieties of PET — even durable crystalline varieties
Strong and biodegradable A polyester plastic of great mechanical stability, which is also easily recyclable and even compostable: Stefan Mecking, chemist at the University of Konstanz, and his research group present a new material
Hochbelastbar und biologisch abbaubar Ein Polyester-Kunststoff mit hoher mechanischer Stabilität, der trotzdem gut recycelt werden kann und sogar kompostierbar ist: Forschende der Universität Konstanz um den Chemiker Stefan Mecking stellen ein neues Material vor
9 January 20234 January 2023 CJ Biomaterials Partners with South Korean Industry-University Research Council to Promote Eco-Friendly Material and Accelerate Adoption of PHA Technology Companies help address the challenge of plastic waste, which is capable of all modes of biodegradability and compostability, including marine, soil, home and industrial
6 January 20239 March 2023 Building CO2-neutral, defossilised supply chains for chemicals Scientists from the Institute of Biotechnology of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and from the Roche Group propose how to reduce the environmental footprint of the pharma industry
5 January 20232 January 2023 European Green Deal: Putting an end to wasteful packaging, boosting reuse and recycling New proposals of the European Commission are key building blocks of the European Green Deal's Circular Economy Action Plan and its objective to make sustainable products the norm
EU-Verpackungsverordnung: Von Anfang an im Kreislauf denken Die EU-Kommission will mit ihrem neuen Entwurf einer Verpackungsverordnung darauf setzen, die von Verpackungsabfällen ausgehenden Umweltwirkungen entlang des gesamten Lebensweges zu mindern
23 December 202220 December 2022 ExxonMobil starts operations at large-scale advanced recycling facility ExxonMobil announced successful startup of one of the largest advanced recycling facilities in North America
Anellotech to Advance Development of Tex-Tcat, an Efficient Recycling Technology for Mixed Waste Textiles Anellotech plans to begin advanced lab testing and scale-up for Tex-TCat, an innovative recycling solution to the growing problem of textile waste
22 December 202220 December 2022 Analysis by Fraunhofer-Institute Confirms Enormous CO₂ Reductions for Pyrum’s Pyrolysis Process Compared to Conventional Recycling Processes for End-of-Life Tyres This scientifically proves that Pyrum not only closes the material cycle, but also saves more CO2 than all currently used, common recycling processes for end-of-life tyres
Fraunhofer-Analyse bescheinigt Pyrum-Pyrolyseverfahren enorme CO₂-Einsparungen gegenüber herkömmlichen Recyclingverfahren für Altreifen Damit wird wissenschaftlich belegt, dass Pyrum nicht nur den Wertstoffkreislauf schließt, sondern auch mehr CO2 einspart als alle derzeit genutzten, gängigen Recyclingsverfahren für Altreifen
Converting the textile industry to bio-based raw materials How can we scale up sustainable (bio-based) textiles recycling?
Alpla and PTT Global Chemical Realise Thailand’s Largest Plastics Recycling Plant Equipped with State-of-the-Art Technology Following 18 months of construction and installation, the ALPLA Group and PTT Global Chemical are opening the state-of-the-art ENVICCO food-grade recycling plant for bottle-to-bottle applications in Thailand
21 December 202215 December 2022 New recycling plant of HC Plastics in Swisttal "Every ton of recycled plastic improves the world"
Neues Recyclingwerk der HC Plastics in Swisttal „Jede Tonne recycelter Kunststoff verbessert die Welt“
TOMRA Recycling and PolyPerception Announce New Collaboration TOMRA today announced a new collaboration with PolyPerception to offer AI-powered material analysis technology to waste sorting and recycling facilities
20 December 202215 December 2022 RecyOuest successfully starts up ANDRITZ recycling line for agricultural plastic waste nets RecyOuest, France, has successfully started up the world's first recycling line for agricultural plastic waste nets at its mill in Argentan
Promising Start to Plastic Pollution Negotiations as Countries Show Strong Support for Ambitious Global Agreement More than 145 countries back calls for strong global rules to stop plastic pollution WWF warns ‘this is just the first step towards a legally binding global treaty’ as treaty opponents risk weakening obligations in next stages of negotiations
Toray to Domestically Sell Chemical Recycled Fiber Products Derived from Fishing Nets oray Industries, Inc., announced today that it will begin selling nylon 6 chemically recycled fiber (N6CR) yarns, textiles, and other products in Japan from March 2023
19 December 202214 December 2022 Lenzing and Renewcell sign large-scale supply agreement further closing the loop in fashion Partnership with Swedish textile-to-textile recycling company will further increase production of TENCEL™ and LENZING™ ECOVERO™ branded specialty fibers using recycled content. Supply of 100 per cent recycled textile Circulose® dissolving pulp
16 December 202213 December 2022 U-M team recycles previously unrecyclable plastic Researchers discovered a way to chemically recycle PVC into usable material
Innovative cleaning ship frees the sea from plastic waste Shimmering turquoise water, white sandy beaches and swaying palm trees:
Innovatives Reinigungsschiff befreit das Meer von Plastikmüll Türkis schimmerndes Wasser, weiße Sandstrände und wehende Palmen:
14 December 20228 December 2022 ‘The right time for chemical recycling is now’ Chemical Recycling Summit
13 December 20227 December 2022 ExxonMobil, PT Indomobil Prima Energi, And Plastic Energy Collaborate To Accelerate Plastic Recycling In Indonesia The advanced recycling capacity being assessed as a part of the collaboration is expected to be 100,000 metric tons per year, with the first phase starting up in 2025
ExxonMobil + IPE + Plastic Energy: Kunststoffrecycling in Indonesien in Planung Der US-Konzern ExxonMobil plant in Indonesien gemeinsam mit dem lokalen Partner Indomobil Prima Energi (IPE) und dem britischen Technologieunternehmen Plastic Energy die Gewinnung von Rohstoffen für neuwertige Polymere durch das Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen
How chemists are tackling the plastics problem New research could help turn a mix of plastic waste into new products
Effizienteres Recycling: Wie aus Kunststoff-Mischungen Propan gewonnen wird Das Recycling von Plastik ist immer noch ein Problem. Ein neues Verfahren könnte aber dazu beitragen, Plastikabfälle in neue Produkte zu verwandeln
12 December 20227 December 2022 Honeywell And Environ Intend To Advance Plastics Circularity In Egypt Through Memorandum Of Understanding oneywell has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Environ Adapt for Recycling Industries with the aim of advancing plastics recycling in the country
CIRCULAR BTX: Anellotech’s aromatics from mixed waste plastics, now available News has arrived from the gang at Pearl River that Anellotech is offering drum-quantity product samples of aromatics produced from recycled mixed waste plastics
8 December 20225 December 2022 New white paper: Stay in the cycle TotalEnergies Corbion launches white paper about the recyclability of PLA bioplastic
Neues White Paper über die Recyclebarkeit von PLA-Biokunststoff TotalEnergies Corbion veröffentlicht ein White Paper über die Recyclebarkeit von PLA-Biokunststoff
Neue Fakten zur Kreislaufwirtschaft mit Kunststoffen Stoffstrombild Kunststoffe 2021: Produktion und Verarbeitung von Kunststoffen auf gleichbleibendem Niveau stabil – Rezyklateinsatz nimmt nur leicht zu
Synova, Sabic und Technip bündeln Kräfte für kreislauffähige Kunststoffe Synova, Sabic Global Technologies und Technip Energies haben eine Kooperationsvereinbarung unterzeichnet, um gemeinsam eine kommerzielle Anlage zur Produktion von Olefinen und Aromaten aus Kunststoffabfällen zu entwickeln und zu bauen
7 December 20222 December 2022 Covestro turns to biotechnology for sustainable plastics Use of microorganisms and enzymes in production