Project uses enzymes to recycle PET and PU into bioplastic
Scientists are using an enzyme to break down PET and PU into their component monomers and then employing bacteria to...
Europe
European Commission approves co-polyester in recycled PET food packaging
A move by the European Commission has allowed for the sale of a thermoplastic co-polyester in food-contact packaging. That plastic,...
Wide world of plastics recycling: Nov. 1, 2016
The PET recycling rate is increasing in South Africa, and a PVC recycling program in the U.K. gets kudos. Austria:...
Group formed to drive polyolefin packaging recycling in Europe
Several plastics organizations have formed a group aimed at boosting plastics packaging recycling in Europe. The group is called the...
The road of the future may be paved with plastic
Three European companies have joined together to create the Plastic Road, a concept that uses recycled plastic instead of asphalt...
Wide world of e-scrap: Oct. 26, 2016
A state-of-the art electronics recycling facility opens in Sweden, and a retailer in Sri Lanka offers e-scrap drop-off. Sri Lanka:The...
Plastics recycling technology roundup: Sept. 30, 2016
A co-polyester to boost the properties of recycled PET goes on the market in Europe, and new shredders, wash lines,...
BAN names companies involved in exporting
The Basel Action Network has released a follow-up report to its e-scrap tracking study, detailing which firms handled material that...
Researchers refine safer method of gold extraction
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have developed a process for recovering gold from e-scrap that could cut...
Push to advance recycling of lithium ion batteries
The Fraunhofer Institute in Germany has received $1.5 million to recover more materials from used lithium ion batteries. The goal...
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