2:38 min Sorting and collection
Recycling

RECOUP UK plastic packaging collection survey outlines “monumental” challenge

Plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has launched its annual UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey, which has outlined the monumental scale of the challenge ahead.
1:80 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Sheets & Films
Sustainable film

Bostik and Brückner Maschinenbau partner to deliver full-service approach to produce peelable BOPET lidding films

Bostik, the adhesive solutions segment of Arkema, and Brückner Maschinenbau ...
1:26 min Bottle development and design
Recyclable shot bottle

Berry Global: New PET shot bottle with 50% rPET

The design expertise and manufacturing flexibility of Berry Global’s Agile Solutions ...
2:25 min Europe, Sorting and collection
DRS

TOMRA: Austria launches new deposit return scheme for recycling single-use drink containers

1 January 2025, the new deposit return scheme (DRS) for single-use drink packaging ...
0:53 min Management, Additives
Acquisition

Chroma Color expands footprint with West Coast acquisition of Spectra Color

Chroma Color Corporation continues to grow its manufacturing footprint along with its portfolio of colorant and additive technologies with its recent acquisition of Spectra Color, Inc., a custom manufacturer of colorants and pre-colored resin compounds. Spectra also manufactures a ...
2:17 min Digitization, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Enzymatic recycling
PET recycling

SyntheticGestalt, Asahi Quality and Innovations, and Science Tokyo jointly develop next-generation AI-driven PET bottle recycling technology

SyntheticGestalt KK, Asahi Quality and Innovations, Ltd., a research subsidiary of ...
1:22 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Caps & Closures
Recyclable PET closures

Origin Materials continues commercial qualification, announces production of caps with new features

Origin Materials announced the production of PET caps with new features as ...
2:19 min Europe, Sorting and collection
DRS

ALPLA: Start of single-use deposit in Austria

From 1 January 2025, a deposit of 25 cents will be charged on all new single-use ...
2:14 min Enzymatic recycling
Delay

CARBIOS postpones construction of its Longlaville PET biorecycling plant

CARBIOS is speeding up its discussions with public stakeholders and private investors. The subsidies obtained under the France 2030 bid operated by ADEME have been approved; their release is pending authorization of the state aid scheme by the European Commission. Within the ...
2:25 min Europe, Sorting and collection
DRS

TOMRA: Deposit return scheme in Romania reaches 84% collection rate in the first year

30 November marks one year since the launch of the deposit return ...