Plastics recycling - Current News Articles
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INEOS Styrolution, EGN and Tomra partner to recycle post-consumer polystyrene waste to food contact polystyrene
- 14.08.2023
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics; Tomra, the world leader in waste transformation; and EGN Entsorgungsgesellschaft Niederrhein, a leading German recycling company, have announced a ground-breaking project to convert post-consumer polystyrene (PS) waste into recycled polystyrene for...
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In Czech Republic was established the Alliance for promotion of recycling
The Alliance for the Promotion of Recycling (APPR), a non-profit organization focused on strengthening and expanding sustainable recycling practices, announces the start of its official activities on June 16, 2023. The Syba Packaging Institute and the Czech-Slovak initiative ECR are behind...
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GLOBAL RECYCLING: The willingness of households to sort electronic waste is growing
- 26.07.2023
- Plastics recycling
- Recycling technologies
Gone are the days when people threw out old electrical appliances into municipal waste containers or, in the worst case, into the wild at black dumps. More and more people realize that the way we live can be largely influenced by ourselves. For example, by starting to sort household waste even more...
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Ecoretan has developed technology for the chemical recycling of polyurethane
- 09.06.2023
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
Industry, construction and end consumers worldwide produce approximately 12 million tons of polyurethane waste per year, while the Czech Republic accounts for several thousand tons of polyurethane that end up in landfills every year. One of the ways to start meaningfully dealing with this otherwise...
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GRANITOL: Post Consumer vs. Post Industrial recycled materials
- 13.04.2023
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
You have most likely come across the abbreviations PCR and PIR in connection with plastics. What do these terms mean? How do they differ from each other and what are their...
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Production of regranulates from technical plastics in VÁŽEME s.r.o.
VÁŽEME s.r.o. produces and sells regranulates from technical plastics. Waste sorting and subsequent recycling of secondary raw materials are currently generally considered to be very beneficial activities for the environment. This is one of the main paths to sustainable development and...
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ZSNP Trade s.r.o. supplies Meyer optical separators for the separation of plastic bottles, granules and regrinds
The company ZSNP Trade is the exclusive importer of #MEYER, selected products of the manufacturer Meyer Optoelectronic Technology INC for the territory of the Slovak and Czech...
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The company ECORETAN s.r.o. developed and patented a new method of chemical recycling of PUR waste
- 06.02.2023
- Plastics recycling
- Recycling technologies
After several years of hard work, we managed to develop and patent a new method of chemical recycling of PUR waste. At the same time, we built a production line capable of processing several hundred tons of PUR waste per year. Instead of PUR waste ending up in landfills or incinerators, it is...
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ORLEN Unipetrol has integrated the REMAQ recycling company into its group and is preparing a comprehensive waste recycling solution
- 11.01.2023
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
The ORLEN Unipetrol Group continues to meet its strategic development objectives by 2030. Within this framework, it also focuses on the principles of circular economy and permanent sustainability. It develops these by building a broad portfolio of recycling activities, thanks to which it will be...
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Pellenc ST & Ampacet join forces to recycle black PET
Pellenc ST and Ampacet, respectively global leaders in sensor-based sorting solutions and Masterbatch solutions, collaborated on sorting studies to optimize the recyclability of dark PET packaging on existing recycling...
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Help for a recycling company affected by a fire
- 31.05.2022
- Plastics recycling
- Waste Management
Two weeks ago, the recycling company RAMEKO s.r.o. Two production halls and one warehouse, including plastic waste in the yard, burned down. The damage is estimated at approximately 300,000 to 400,000...
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New design manual for easier recycling of polystyrene packaging
RecyClass has supported the recyclability of expanded polystyrene (EPS) packaging. She has published a new design manual with instructions for recycling fish boxes and white goods packaging from...
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ELEKTRO RECYCLING s.r.o. - How to get quality recycled plastic from electrical waste?
The company ELEKTRO RECYCLING, s.r.o. deals with the processing of electrical waste and portable batteries, while ensuring the processing and subsequent recovery of all categories of discarded electrical equipment. We process approximately 16,000 tons of electrical waste per year and achieve an...
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Company ARBURG extend the life of plastics
A circular economy only works if all players in the process chain work together – from the material and injection moulding machine manufacturers to the recycler. ARBURG first showed how this could be done at K...
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Let's clean Czech Republic, we don't give up, we set up Rubbish bags
- 18.03.2021
- Plastics recycling
- Events
In less than three weeks, the main date of this year's spring event "Let's Clean the Czech Republic" is scheduled for Saturday, March 27. Cleaning will take place "contactless" and within the permitted areas. Local organizers set up so-called Pytlomats for...
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EF Recycling s.r.o solves environmental burdens caused by plastic and metal waste
- 27.01.2021
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
EF Recycling s.r.o is a professional company specializing in the purchase and recycling of plastics. The basic goal of the company is to contribute to solving the environmental burden caused specifically by plastic and metal...
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Chemical recycling: Market analysis and trends
The market analysis deals in detail with the chemical recycling of plastic waste: The report identifies the current situation, trends and...
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Plastics saves the future through spiral economy
One of the big and important issues for both industry and individuals is how we can increase sustainability and recycle the material that exists today. One solution is to create new life for previously used material. Scanfill calls it a spiral...
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Turn waste polystyrene into a valuable commodity with INECS
- 18.08.2020
- Plastics recycling
- Recycling technologies
EPS or expanded polystyrene is a thermoplastic with a wide range of applications, e.g. as an insulating material or to protect products during transport. A characteristic that predestines EPS for such use is, in particular, its low bulk density. This is usually between 10 - 30...
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New HDPE material from the ML Polyolefins
- 22.07.2020
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
- Cost savings
ML Polyolefins has developed a new HDPE blend to meet expectations of the growing and demanding recycling field. The regranulate manufacturer has developed a unique blend for extrusion which is characterised by high stability of technical parameters and...
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LIFOCYCLE - Optimizing the Recycling Process
LifoCycle are recyclable masterbatches for polyesters (rPET - recycled PET) and polyolefins. They are available with both a recycled carrier and a natural polymer. These masterbatches are characterized by the ability to handle large amounts of repeated recycling without significant color...
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Free handover of old plastic windows at LB Plast s.r.o.
The service life of PVC plastic windows can be estimated at 30 - 40 years. Due to various circumstances such as use of Eurofund projects to reduce the energy intensity of buildings (facade insulation and replacement of windows) or the overall modernization of the building's appearance, old plastic...
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ML Polyolefins presents GRAYFIN PPH30 - dark grey recyclate polymer
- 28.05.2020
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
The ML company offers a range of GRAYFIN products with MFI up to 30. Dark grey polymer is a response to the customer needs, especially for the manufacturers who are looking for high flow injection polypropylene from post-consumer waste. With the release of this product the company presents a new,...
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ML Polyolefins is expanding its offer with PCR recyclates
- 15.05.2020
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
ML Polyolefins, a producer of PP recyclates has presented a new product portfolio adapting its offer to the expectations of all customers and grouping its materials by processing method. Preparing the new offer, ML expands the range of plastics with the premiere injection...
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EF Recycling s.r.o. provides comprehensive service in the field of waste management
Given the growing importance of ecology, recycling is increasing in all areas of human activity. The basic goal of EF Recycling s.r.o. is to contribute to addressing the environmental burden of plastic and metal wastes in particular. The company specializes in purchase and recycling of plastics...
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Platform Obehové Slovensko will cooperate with Holland platform Holland Circular Hotspot
The Circular Economy Platform aims to bring together the public, private and third sectors to bring Slovakia closer to a sustainable and greener future. Dialogue, new partnerships and exchanges of experience were supported by a seminar attended by representatives of the OECD and Holland Circular...
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Products from TOPlast, a.s. can handle all weather conditions
TOPlast, a.s. annually processes about 200,000 kg of plastics, giving them a "second life". Versatile use of recycled plastic is found in various applications. TOPlast, a.s. it offers a wide range of recycled plastic products and all products are fully recyclable TOPeco...
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RESINEX increases the level of PE + PP recycling, PE + PA / EVOCH recycling, impact modification
Achieve a higher level of compounding and recycling with DOW compatibilizers and...
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Piovan Group wins the IF Design Award 2019 with Aquatech’s Easytherm temperature control unit
- 06.05.2019
- Plastics recycling
- Control technology
Top players in design from right across the world came together again for their annual gathering in the prestige setting of the BMW Welt in Munich. It is a major event for entrepreneurs and designers. This year Easytherm, the product designed by MM Design for Piovan Group company Aquatech, was...
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Recycling at Fatra: We give plastic a second chance
- 20.02.2019
- Plastics recycling
- Circular economy
- Plastic regrind
- Recycling technologies
- Recycled plastics
In 2014, Fatra decided to turn into reality a visionary idea: to recycle plastic waste that Fatra produces during the manufacturing process. The company pursued two goals - to reduce the environmental burden of production on the one hand and to increase the economic efficiency of production when...
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