11 February 20206 February 2020 Neuartiges mikrobiologisches Verfahren zum Phosphorrecycling aus Klärschlammasche Fritzmeier Umwelttechnik hat eine patentierte, umweltfreundliche Methode entwickelt und in den Technikumsmaßstab übertragen - Verfahren kurz vor der Marktreife
10 February 20209 September 2021 Recycling clothing the chemical way Nina Notman explores how chemistry is poised to close the loop in clothing recycling
6 February 20203 February 2020 New way of recycling plant-based plastics instead of letting them rot in landfill Chemical recycling method breaks down plastics into their original building blocks, potentially allowing them to be recycled repeatedly without losing quality
4 February 202023 November 2020 Nestlé schafft Markt für recycelte Kunststoffe in Lebensmittelqualität und lanciert Fonds für Verpackungsinnovation Unternehmen will in Start-ups investieren, die in den Innovationsbereichen 'Neuartige Verpackungen, Nachfüllsysteme und Recyclinglösungen' aktiv sind
3 February 202029 January 2020 How Ecopel is Making Faux Fur Sustainable The fashion industry is finally giving animal fur the cold shoulder - and in the age of sustainability, the separation seems to be final this time
The CreaSolv® Process is neither a Solvolysis nor Chemical Recycling New study of the Netherlands Institute for Sustainable Packaging (KIDV) proves that Physical Recycling is an attractive alternative to chemical recycling
24 January 202024 January 2020 Nestlé creates market for food-grade recycled plastics, launches fund to boost packaging innovation Company will launch a CHF 250 million sustainable packaging venture fund to invest in start-up companies that focus on these areas
23 January 20209 September 2021 New Methods of Recycling Polymers This article presents the key recycling processes that are helping to address the problem of waste plastic
15 January 20209 September 2021 6 circular economy trends that will shape 2020 Ocean plastics crisis has driven both consumers and regulators to seek action. Companies are responding with new strategies to reduce waste
6 January 20209 September 2021 ALPLA joins cross-industry consortium for chemical recycling Innovative technology enables circularity for difficult-to-recycle PET plastic waste
19 December 20199 September 2021 INEOS Styrolution and Agilyx advance polystyrene chemical recycling plant in Channahon, Illinois Partnership paves the way for closed loop recycling to keep polystyrene out of landfills
Cooperation through transparency: ReciChain project promotes waste value chain in Brazil New BASF project aims to bring together the various players in the value chain, promote recycling and improve the living conditions of waste collectors
Kooperation durch Transparenz: Projekt ReciChain fördert die Abfall-Wertschöpfungskette in Brasilien Neues Projekt von BASF will die unterschiedlichen Akteure der Wertschöpfungskette an einen Tisch bringen, Recycling vorantreiben und die Situation der Müllsammler damit verbessern
27 November 201927 November 2019 Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia uses moths to transform unwanted clothing into “precious” bio-waste material London-based Italian designer to explore the potential for farming moths' larvae and using them to digest keratin-based fibres
6 November 20199 September 2021 REMONDIS and Neste into partnership to develop chemical recycling of plastic waste Companies will focus on developing and accelerating chemical recycling with a target to reach an annual capacity to process over 200 kilotons of waste plastic
17 October 201914 October 2019 The Ocean Cleanup Successfully Catches Plastic in Great Pacific Garbage Patch System 001/B Captures Plastics in All Size Classes – from Microplastics to Ghost Nets
25 September 201925 September 2019 Stora Enso and Fiskeby show the way to circular bioeconomy: recycling trials prove that paper cups made from renewable fibre can be recycled Cupforma Natura Solo™ by Stora Enso breaks down in the recycling process, ensuring that all fibres can be fully recovered
18 September 201914 September 2019 Wie aussichtsreich sind biobasierte Verpackungen? Laut einer Studie des nova-Instituts hat sich die Produktion von biobasierten Polymeren in den letzten Jahren deutlich professionalisiert und differenziert
11 September 20196 September 2019 Bioplastics reduce CO2 emissions Prof. Dr. Hans-Josef Endres from Leibniz-University to be interviewed today by VDMA, focusing and analyzing about bioplastics
Biokunststoffe bringen eine CO2-Einsparung Prof. Dr. Hans-Josef Endres ist der heutige Gesprächspartner des VDMA zum Thema Biokunststoffe und beleuchtet diese dezidiert
10 September 20195 September 2019 DASANI® Takes Steps to Reduce Plastic Waste Through Increased Use of Recycled Materials, Expanded Package Innovation Company debuts HybridBottle, made partly from plants and recycled material
9 September 20195 September 2019 PET bottle consumption on the rise, new research finds New Wood Mackenzie report on the EU’s single use plastics directive shows increasing PET bottle consumption in Europe of around 140 units per person, per year
3 September 201921 December 2021 The Plastics Industry Should Be Looking to the Future The Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) to seek out and facilitate holistic solutions to the plastics crisis by bringing together businesses, governments, and nonprofits who want a cleaner environment
18 July 201914 July 2019 YES!: Neue Premium Snacks von Nestlé in recyclingfähiger Papierverpackung Die neuen YES! Riegel werden von einer recyclingfähigen Papierverpackung umhüllt, die wie jede Tageszeitung über die Altpapiersammlung wiederverwertet werden kan
5 June 20193 April 2020 Innovative recycling: Fraunhofer WKI presents insulation and building materials made from wind-power rotor blades Recycling approach offers solution possibilities for disposal problems and simultaneously demonstrate innovative utilization opportunities for recovered balsa wood
Innovatives Recycling: Fraunhofer WKI präsentiert Dämm- und Baustoffe aus Windkraft-Rotorblättern Neues Recyclingverfahren nutzt abgenutzte Rotorblätter als Rohstoffquelle für neue Produkte und umgeht damit allfällige Entsorgungsprobleme
28 May 201925 May 2019 Stora Enso explores recycling of paper cups for magazine paper production Finland-based company has launched Cupforma Natura Solo – a renewable paperboard designed for paper cups
17 May 201914 May 2019 Experten diskutieren die Zukunft der Abfallentsorgung In Kalifornien müssten bis 2030 75 Prozent der Einwegverpackungen reduziert, kompostiert oder recycelt werden
9 May 20199 May 2019 Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe join Consortium founded by Carbios and L’Oréal to support the world’s first enzymatic technology for the recycling of plastics Key global players team up to boost recyclability of PET plastic products
10 April 20197 April 2019 ALPLA und BillerudKorsnäs planen gemeinsame Pionierarbeit für Papierflaschen und eine nachhaltige Zukunft ALPLA und BillerudKorsnäs gaben heute bekannt, dass sie im auf Papierflaschen spezialisierten dänischen Unternehmen ecoXpac ein Joint Venture gründen werden
5 April 20192 April 2019 Bio-based beverage cartons Tetra Pak, Elopak and SIG Combibloc have developed cartons that are 100% bio-based, just like the milk carton a century ago
29 March 201926 March 2019 Collaborative project turns ghost nets into volleyball nets Good Net project recover discarded fishing nets from the world’s oceans to be recycled into volleyball nets
18 March 201913 March 2019 French Company: We Can Infinitely Recycle PET Plastics Using Enzymes Innovative Carbios process relies on enzymes, a biological catalyst, designed and optimized to infinitely recycle PET plastics
12 March 20196 March 2019 NREL Pioneers Cleaner Route to Upcycle Plastics into Superior Products Researchers chemically combined reclaimed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic with bio-based compounds to produce higher-value fiber-reinforced plastics
21 January 20194 January 2019 50 Prozent Recyclingmaterial: neue Zielmarke für PET-Flaschen Gütegemeinschaft will Wertstoffkreislauf weiter schließen
14 January 20199 January 2019 Remondis, Alba und Procter&Gamble gründen Initiative für mehr Recycling Die dafür gegründete Initiative „geTon“ will die Akzeptanz für das Recyclingsystem in Deutschland bei Wirtschaft und beim Verbraucher weiter steigern
11 January 20198 January 2019 Recyclingkunststoffe: Nachfragelücke in Europa bei fünf Millionen Tonnen Die Kommission hat nach eigenen Angaben bis Ende September von 65 Verbänden und Einzelunternehmen freiwillige Selbstverpflichtungen erhalten
7 January 20194 January 2019 Chemisches Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen Von Plastikmüll zu neuen chemischen Produkten
DSD will Kunststoffrecycling verbessern Geplant ist laut DSD, zwei große Linien für die Sortierung und das Recycling von HDPE und PP aus Mischabfallströmen aus der haushaltsnahen Wertstofferfassung zu bauen
19 December 201815 December 2018 Kunststoffverpackungsindustrie setzt sich ambitionierte Recyclingziele bis 2025 Bis 2025 werden in Deutschland mindestens 1 Million Tonnen Recyclingmaterial oder nachwachsende Rohstoffe zur Produktion von Kunststoffverpackungen eingesetzt
12 December 201810 December 2018 Zirkuläre Kunststoffwirtschaft: Fraunhofer-Cluster of Excellence »Circular Plastics Economy« Fünf Fraunhofer-Institute wollen am Beispiel Kunststoff aufzeigen, wie Energie- und Materialströme einer Wertstoffkette in eine zirkuläre Wirtschaftsform überführt werden können
27 September 201825 September 2018 Circularity penetrates the events industry with launch of Ecobooth Completely novel production process making unique things from waste materials
18 September 201815 September 2018 Position paper: “Recycling Bioplastics” Can Bioplastics Be Recycled?
3 August 201831 July 2018 Level of packaging consumption in Germany remains very high An average of 220.5 kg of packaging waste per capita in 2016
Verpackungsverbrauch in Deutschland weiterhin sehr hoch 2016 im Schnitt 220,5 kg Verpackungsabfall pro Kopf
27 July 201814 April 2019 Ecoalf unveils Shao sneakers made from algae and ocean plastic Spanish company has developed 250 fabrics made from ocean waste, including ground coffee, discarded fishing nets and used tyres
29 June 201820 November 2019 powerRibs™ enables ocean plastic in automotive interior parts Thanks to Bcomp’s powerRibs™ reinforcement technology, ocean plastic properties can be boosted using natural fibres
15 June 201813 June 2018 Michelin’s 2048 ambitions: MICHELIN tires will be made using 80 percent sustainable materials 100 percent of tires will be recycled Group is investing in high technology recycling to be able to increase this content to 80 percent sustainable materials
22 January 201812 January 2018 Why the EU’s renewable energy proposal subverts the circular economy The draft Renewable Energy Directive creates a distortion in the waste market by making it comparatively cheaper to burn waste rather than to prevent it or recycle it
