Recycling

UPM Raflatac Helps Enhance Packaging Recyclability with New Labels Guide E-Book

UPM Raflatac is pleased to announce the launch of its new Packaging Recyclability Guide, designed to help fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) stakeholders across the packaging value chain navigate the complexities of packaging design and recyclability. The new guide, which is available as a free e-book on the company’s website, offers practical information on the guidelines, definitions and criteria to help make informed label choices that will enhance recyclability.

Shell’s Move Leads to Speculation of the Future of Pyrolysis

By James Kennedy, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx

Since the emergence of pyrolysis as a technology in the chemical recycling market in the last decade, it has attracted the attention of key players in the plastics supply chain.

AIM Unveils Industry Whitepapers on Sensor Technologies and RFID Recycling

Educational Resources Highlight Innovations in Supply Chain Monitoring and Environmentally Responsible RFID Solutions

The rising e-commerce effect

Producing more and polluting less in the pulp and paper sector

Simplify green claim verification and certification with the SGS Green Mark

Launching the SGS Green Mark to enable brands, manufacturers, suppliers and retailers to meet rising consumer demand for greener products and services, SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, continues to extend its portfolio of sustainability services.

GAIA Biomaterials receives US compostability certificate for limestone based bioplastic

GAIA Biomaterials limestone-based bioplastic material Biodolomer has just been certified for compostability by BPI in the USA. Since before Biodolomer had a similar European certification by TÜV Austria.

Mondi breaks ground on €200 million recycled containerboard mill investment in Duino, Italy

Mondi is investing €200 million into a high-quality recycled containerboard machine with an annual capacity of around 420,000 tonnes at its Duino mill near Trieste, acquired in January 2023.

The market is expected to grow significantly by 2034 in terms of input capacity. The image shows the projected input capacity growth of chemical recycling and dissolution plants from 2024 to 2034. Source: IDTechEx

From Trash to Treasure: IDTechEx Explores Chemical Recycling Technologies Bringing Value to Plastic Waste

By James Kennedy, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx

In a world where fossil fuels are increasingly being avoided, and the mounting problem of plastic waste management intensifies, a new approach to plastic waste has attracted much attention. Advanced recycling technologies such as chemical recycling and the dissolution of plastic waste aim to increase the circularity of the plastics economy.

Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi, CMD, UFlex Limited, releases a report “Proposed National Standard for Scientific Estimation of Recycled Content” at an industry event

Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi, Chairman and Managing Director, UFlex Limited, today released a report on “Proposed National Standard for Scientific Estimation of Recycled Content” for EPR reporting at an event organized and hosted by Plastic Packaging Research and Development Centre (PPRDC).

Archroma and Cotton Incorporated reaffirm commitment to innovation for cotton circularity

Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals focused on sustainable solutions, and Cotton Incorporated, the research and promotion company for cotton, have renewed their eight-year collaboration to help accelerate the shift to more sustainable circular economy.

Peru’s Nuevo Mundo continues sustainability journey with Archroma

Integrated textile mill Nuevo Mundo is partnering with Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals focused on sustainable solutions, to offer collections utilizing Archroma’s EarthColors® agricultural waste based dyes and produced with zero liquid discharge and substantial resource savings.