Recycling

Living in the (big) city and enjoying green, nature-oriented surroundings do not have to be mutually exclusive, as the Munich-based start-up Greenling demonstrates. Founder and CEO Johanna Leisch, co-managing director Megan Douglas, and their team are pursuing the goal of giving city dwellers little moments of nature every day with their mini-garden that fits perfectly on the balcony or terrace.

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Climate Activist, Entrepreneur and Innovator Gibson Kawago discusses his sustainable solution to Tanzania’s unreliable electricity supply.

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• Integrated: Turnkey system processes recyclate

• Digital: arburgXworld, ALS and ARS on stage
• Hot: Freeformer 300-3X with high-temperature application

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trinamiX GmbH, a leading provider of mobile spectroscopy, with support from the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a global non-profit organization, launched an initiative to supply waste management projects with 50 starter kits to identify different plastic types on the spot. Each kit contains trinamiX’s Mobile NIR Spectroscopy Solution, a smartphone, data analysis in the trinamiX spectroscopy cloud, real-time access to results via mobile app and the documentation of results in the customer portal. The usage is free for one year.

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trinamiX introduces handheld solution for convenient identification of more than 15 textile types and compositions

Additional application for carpet material identification
First public live demonstrations at the Greener Manufacturing Show in Cologne and Plastics Recycling World Expo 2022 in Cleveland, USA (both from 09.-10.11.2022)

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Premium brand instant noodle packaging made with 30% certified PCR plastic content launched in major retail outlets in Malaysia

This value chain collaboration enables ocean bound plastic (OBP) to be successfully brought back into circular material stream for conversion to high-quality flexible packaging

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Seeing misplaced plastic on the street, in nature or via a glowing screen can be at times a discomforting sight. However, there are luckily many solutions to this problem.

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• RecyClass approval opens the way for packaging converters and brand owners to improve recyclability of laminated flexible PE-based packaging.
• Approved solvent-free MOR-FREE™ and water-borne ROBOND™ adhesive systems to be added to REVOLOOP™ technology platform from Dow.

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UPM Raflatac and Orthex have joined forces to offer household products and their labeling made of recycled plastic saved from ending up as marine litter. The products include buckets, wash bowls and water scoops. To achieve this, both companies are part of value chains that collect the plastic waste and transform it back into raw materials.

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Aquapak is targeting the new European harmonised recyclability validation test methodology launched by CEPI, the European association representing the paper industry, for HydropolTM, its innovative polymer based on Polyvinylalcohol (PVOH).

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