USPP Clarifies Position on Physical & Chemical Recycling Use
The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) releases a detailed position paper on how physical and chemical recycling should be applied to support a circular economy for...
Tag : Sustainability
WM Now Accepts To-Go Cups in Curbside Recycling
WM, North America’s leading environmental solutions provider and largest recycler, has added plastic cups made of polypropylene and paper to-go cups to its universal list...
Avantium & Logoplaste Boost Releaf Packaging Innovation
Avantium and Logoplaste sign a capacity reservation agreement for Releaf® to accelerate high-performance packaging innovation and sustainable solutions. Avantium N.V., a leader in renewable and...
Official opening of “Områ” transforms Norway’s plastic recycling capability
A new chapter for circular plastics in Europe begins today with the official opening of Områ, Norway’s new national facility for sorting all types of...
LYB Launches Refinery Ethane Use for Feedstock Efficiency
Bright LyondellBasell Petrochemical Co., Limited (BLYB), a joint venture between Liaoning Jincheng Petrochemical (Jincheng) and LyondellBasell announced the successful use of refinery ethane as a...
Endolys to build plastic film recycling facility in Darlington, UK
Chemical recycling company Endolys has chosen Tees Valley to build what it describes as the UK’s first large-scale facility for recycling plastic film. The plant...
CSI launches lightweight closure for PET bottles
US-based packaging company Closure Systems International (CSI) has unveiled the Omni mini XP 26mm closure. The newly developed closure is designed for carbonated cold-fill and...
Enhancing mechanical recycling quality through investments in research and development for plastic sorting
LyondellBasell (LYB) is enhancing its high – quality standards for mechanically recycled materials through investments in their R&D capabilities. One example is at the innovation...
Guwahati station gets state-of-the-art plastic waste management system
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has unveiled a groundbreaking plastic waste management system at Guwahati Railway Station, setting it on course to become India’s first...
Why the plastics treaty negotiations failed again
Talks failed after it became clear that fundamental divisions over the scope, ambition, and legally binding measures against plastic pollution remained unresolved. After 10 days...