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14 September 202210 September 2022

Mondi and Essity launch packaging for feminine care range made from post-consumer recycled and biomass balanced materials

Collaboration with Essity and Dow to create new, recyclable secondary packaging using renewable materials and post-consumer recycled content

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Over 75% Of Plastic in Great Pacific Garbage Patch Originates From Fishing

Study in Scientific Reports indicates 75% to 86% of GPGP plastic atrributable to offshore fishing and aquaculture activities

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13 September 202210 September 2022

Anellotech Demonstrates New Direct Route to Light Olefins and BTX from Conversion of Mixed Plastic Waste in 0.5 TPD Pilot Plant

Plas-TCat’s scalable fluidized bed reactor design provides a path to larger commercial production plants capable of addressing substantial global recycling goals

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Green Shape Label für nachhaltige Outdoor-Produkte auf Erfolgskurs

VAUDE stärkt Glaubwürdigkeit und Unabhängigkeit

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Green Shape Label for Sustainable Outdoor Products on the Road to Success

VAUDE increases its credibility and independence

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12 September 20227 September 2022

Vom Altreifen zum Türgriff: Mercedes-Benz schließt den Wertstoffkreislauf

Mercedes-Benz schließt Stoffkreisläufe mit BASF und dem Start-up Pyrum Innovations AG

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From scrap tyres to door handles – Mercedes-Benz takes firm grip of circularity

Mercedes-Benz tackles circularity with BASF and start-up Pyrum Innovations AG

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9 September 20225 September 2022

BASF and Sulzer Chemtech sign Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in sustainable technologies

The companies will drive the development of innovative, cost-effective chemical processing solutions to improve the conversion of plastic waste into new plastics

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BASF und Sulzer Chemtech unterzeichnen Absichtserklärung über Kooperation im Bereich nachhaltiger Technologien

Beide Unternehmen beabsichtigen die Entwicklung innovativer, kosteneffektiver chemischer Verfahrenstechnik, um die Umwandlung von Kunststoffabfällen in neue Kunststoffprodukte zu verbessern

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Brightmark launches medical waste recycling program with Jamar Health Products

The company will convert plastic medical waste, including Jamar’s PATRAN slide sheets, into circular and sustainable products

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7 September 20226 September 2022

The brightest stars of Renewable Materials meet in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany), 23-25 May 2023

The unique concept of presenting all renewable material solutions at one event hits the mark: bio-based, CO2-based and recycled are the only alternatives to fossil-based chemicals and materials

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Together we drive the evolution of the circular economy for plastics

First 10 speakers from leading and emerging companies confirmed – be part of the solution and submit your abstract by 30 September

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Gemeinsam treiben wir die Entwicklung der Kreislaufwirtschaft der Kunststoffe voran

Die ersten 10 Referenten führender und aufstrebender Unternehmen sind bestätigt – seien Sie Teil der Lösung und reichen Sie Ihr Abstract bis zum 30. September ein

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6 September 20221 September 2022

Das Ende des Lego-Steins naht

Lego zählt zu den erfolgreichsten Spielwarenherstellern weltweit. In fast jedem Kinderzimmer findet sich der berühmte Lego-Stein. Doch nun muss sich das Unternehmen neu erfinden: Nicht nur die Konkurrenz, auch die Kunden verlangen nach Alternativen

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Recyclingkunststoff ersetzt Beton

Für ein nachhaltigeres Bauen können Hohlkörper aus Recyclingkunststoff in Gebäudedecken bis zu 40% Beton ersetzen

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5 September 20221 September 2022

VTT spins out Olefy to revolutionize circular plastic recycling

New company is supposed to extract over 70% virgin grade plastics and chemical raw materials components from plastic waste with a patent-pending technology

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VTT: Finnisches Forschungszentrum gründet Pyrolysetechnologie aus

Olefy Technologies soll jetzt mittels patentierter Technologie die 70 Prozent chemischen Vorprodukte aus Kunststoffabfällen zurückgewinnen, die bisher als nicht wiederverwertbar gelten

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Virginia Tech researcher finds a new method for recycling polystyrene

Ocean trash and overflowing landfills have drawn widespread attention to the plastic waste that we put into our environment

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Forscher gewinnen aus Styropor teure Chemikalie

Ohne hohen Energieaufwand

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1 September 20221 September 2022

New bio-based polymer PEF shows low CO2 footprint

Peer-reviewed LCA study with in-depth assessment of industrial PEF production and its use as raw material for bottles

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PLAYMOBIL WILTOPIA Exciting for children – good for the environment

Wiltopia is the first product range from PLAYMOBIL to be made from an average of over 80 percent sustainable material

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Playmobil launcht mit Wiltopia erste Produktreihe aus Recyclingkunststoff

Die Spielzeugreihe mit Tieren und Pflanzen wird von der Agentur Kastner Frankfurt beworben. Geplant ist auch klassische Werbung

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31 August 202224 August 2022

Eine ganzheitliche Lösung für das Kunststoffrecycling

Circular Resources Sàrl übernimmt den Grünen Punkt, um die erste integrierte Lösung aus mechanischem und chemischem Recycling im industriellen Maßstab für Kunststoffverpackungen zu schaffen

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Holistic solution for the recycling of plastics

Circular Resources acquires Germany’s Green Dot to create the industry’s first integrated mechanical and chemical recycling solution for plastic packaging waste

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CJ BIO Amorphous Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) demonstrates excellent biodegradability in natural marine environment in tests conducted by the national Korean testing agency (KCL)

Korea Conformity Laboratories (KCL) Tested Biodegradable Plastic Decomposition in Korea's West Sea. After 11 weeks in seawater, amorphous PHA film weight decreased 57%, semi crystalline PHA film declined 28%, and polylactic acid (PLA) 1.2%

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30 August 202224 August 2022

Concrete using recycled tyre rubber hits the road to a circular economy

Engineers have managed to replace 100% of conventional aggregates in concrete – such as gravel and crushed rock – with rubber from discarded tyres that meets building codes, promising a boost for the circular economy

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29 August 202224 August 2022

Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk accelerates transition to become net zero emissions and produce more sustainable chemicals

First step is investment in upgrader plant that recycles plastic waste to produce circular chemicals.

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France plans fashion revolution with climate-impact labels

Next year, France will pass a decree that will require every item of clothing sold in the country to carry a label detailing its precise climate impact

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26 August 202217 August 2022

Could fiber-to-fiber recycling at scale be achieved by 2030?

The generation of textile waste is problematic, as incineration and landfills—both inside and outside Europe—are its primary end destinations

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19 August 202217 August 2022

Braskem extends relationship with Nexus Circular through MOU for commercial off-take of circular plastic feedstocks from new advanced recycling facility

Braskem plans to expand its offering of certified circular polypropylene (PP) by utilizing Nexus Circular's proven, commercial-scale advanced recycling technology, which converts landfill-bound plastics into high-quality materials used in the production of virgin-quality circular plastics

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Braskem + Nexus: Kunststoffrecyclinganlage in Illinois in Planung

Der brasilianische Kunststoffkonzern Braskem plant gemeinsam mit der US-amerikanischen Nexus Circular die Errichtung einer neuen Kunststoffrecyclinganlage

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17 August 202215 August 2022

‘Black Land’:- Potent materials from the past

Performances in the Egyptian galleries in the Neues Museum (Berlin) feature the latest in a series of ‘deep recycled’ sludge materials

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10 August 20225 August 2022

Braskem develops catalytic advanced recycling technology

The process, which uses a proprietary catalyst and incorporates efficient heat management, reduces the need for external energy sources. This results in a significant reduction in CO2 emissions compared to the traditional advanced recycling technologies

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Climate impact of plastics

Plastics are frequently criticized for everything from their toxicity to their contributions to ocean pollution, but they play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

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9 August 20224 August 2022

When waste products can build a wall

Researchers at the Flinders University in Australia have used low-cost feedstocks to make lightweight, durable polymer building blocks which can be bonded together with an adhesive-free chemical reaction

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European project on increased use of recycled plastics in electronics has started

By using (in principle) recycled plastics from electrical and electronic waste (WEEE), the INCREACE project will tackle areas where the use of recycled plastics is marginal today

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Europäisches Projekt zur verstärkten Verwendung von recycelten Kunststoffen in Elektronik-Produkten gestartet

Mit dem Einsatz der Kunststoffe aus EE-Altgeräten (WEEE) werden im INCREACE-Projekt Bereiche adressiert, in denen der Gebrauch recycelter Kunststoff- Materialien heute noch marginal ist

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8 August 20223 August 2022

Stora Enso and Tetra Pak launches feasibility study to accelerate beverage carton recycling in Benelux

The joint initiative aims to advance circular paper-based packaging solutions with a new recycling facility

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Stora Enso und Tetra Pak untersuchen Lösung für Getränkekarton-Recycling in den Benelux-Ländern

Durch die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Stora Enso und Tetra Pak soll ein komplettes Recyclingsystem für Getränkekartons in den Benelux-Ländern und den umliegenden Regionen geschaffen werden

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Meet Susan: The Communicator

America's Plastic Makers are introducing people who create innovative plastics which can lead to a more sustainable future

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Recycled synthetics vs renewable fibres: Balancing sustainability

Compared to conventional production, so-called ‘preferred fibres’ – says global non-profit organisation Textile Exchange – improve environmental and/or social sustainability outcomes and impacts

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Waste wood chemically recycled to produce material stronger than steel

A treatment process can turn old pieces of wood into a new super-strong material called "healed wood"

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5 August 20223 August 2022

Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto successfully starts up ANDRITZ pilot line for post-consumer textile recycling

Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto (LSJH) in Paimio, Finland, has successfully started up a new ANDRITZ pilot line for research and development work on post-consumer textile recycling

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Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto nimmt ANDRITZ-Pilotlinie für das Recycling von Alt-Textilien erfolgreich in Betrieb

Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto (LSJH) in Paimio, Finnland, hat eine neue ANDRITZ-Pilotanlage für Forschungs- und Entwicklungsarbeiten für das Recycling von Alt-Textilien erfolgreich in Betrieb gesetzt

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Coperion Recycling Innovation Center – New Construction of State-Of-The-Art Test Lab for Plastics Recycling Applications

Forward-Looking Investment for More Sustainability in Plastics Recycling

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Coperion Recycling Innovation Center – Neubau eines hochmodernen Technikums für Kunststoffrecycling-Anwendungen

Zukunftsorientierte Investition für mehr Nachhaltigkeit im Kunststoffrecycling

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4 August 20223 August 2022

Fiberight leads consortium project to capture and recycle more plastic packaging for the circular economy

Company has embarked on leading a three-year £10 million large-scale demonstrator project focused on the capture, recovery and recycling of plastic packaging currently lost to landfill and incineration

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Seal-Reifen können nach wie vor nicht recycelt werden

Der bvse-Fachverband Recycling von Reifen & Gummi kritisiert, dass die Entsorgungskosten von den Recyclern getragen werden müssen

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€6m investment: scaling a sustainable solution for plastics recycling

Itero is scaling their plastic-to-product recycling after raising €6m in investments, led by infinity recycling's circular plastics fund

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3 August 202229 July 2022

Konsument*innen sagen „ja“ zur Kreislaufwirtschaft

Markenhersteller und Einzelhändler stehen gleich doppelt unter Zugzwang, denn während der Gesetzgeber inzwischen Druck macht, wollen auch immer mehr Kund*innen weg von der Wegwerfgesellschaft