The recycled resin produced by Erema’s system could be used at up to 100% recycled content in food and beverage packaging. | shanid chirammal/Shutterstock
Erema got the nod from the U.S. government to use its technology for recycling post-consumer HDPE into food and drink packaging.
Verdex’s technology can be used to process a variety of polymers. | Courtesy of Verdex Technologies
A company has developed a technology for spinning contaminated post-consumer plastic into extremely thin fibers used to make filters, wipes and other products.
Mondi unveiled a pouch with a layer of polyamide derived from BASF’s chemical recycling process. | Courtesy of Mondi.
A high-barrier PP product has been given a “very good” recyclability rating, and a pouch with an inner layer of chemically recycled polyamide has been rolled out.
The massive K show takes place once every three years. | Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann
K show will draw 3,200 plastics and rubber industry exhibitors from around the world to Germany this month. With growing concern about plastic waste, recycling will play a prominent role.
Dow recently announced it will collaborate with a Thai virgin plastics producer on recycling solutions. | Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock
Dow recently inked agreements to boost plastics recovery in Europe and Southeast Asia, including through the use of chemical recycling technologies.
Companies using microwaves to depolymerize PET and PS report equipment advancements, and a startup is blending RPET and nylon to create a pellet with enhanced strength.
Essel Propack created HDPE barrier tube packages that meet recyclability guidelines. | Picsfive/Shutterstock
A packaging manufacturer that specializes in tubes for toothpaste, cosmetics and other products has developed two tubes that meet recyclability guidelines.
Challenges remain to scaling up TPO bumper collection to a national scale. | Kaentian Street/Shutterstock
TPO bumper covers can be processed into a high-quality recycled pellet that’s cheaper than virgin plastic, but challenges remain in feedstock collection and preparation.
A number of companies received approval to use their recycling technology to produce recycled plastic for use in food and drink packaging.| Somsak21/Shutterstock
A company was given the go-ahead to recycle post-consumer PET into multi-layer reheatable food trays. Meanwhile, a global packaging company was OK’d to recycle LDPE films into reusable bags.
Dow is recognized for a polyurethane foam chemical recycling technology, and a project testing invisible packaging markers to improve optical sorting wraps up.