The Romanian recycling business Expert Recycling offers numerous services around the disposal and recycling of post-consumer and post- industrial plastic waste. A W5.18 single-shaft shredder from WEIMA is used for processing PET, PP, PS, PE, DHPE and
Most waste management schemes rely on mechanical recycling — a method that Greenpeace argues “will always fail” for plastics because they are “virtually impossible to sort.” Here, Stephen Harding, managing director of Gough Engineering, argues
The latest report on the climate crisis by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a sobering reminder of the dire consequences if we don’t drastically address the issue of CO2e in our atmosphere. Professor Edward Kosior of Nextek and
Plastic is one of the most versatile and useful materials known to man. Malleable, lightweight, and cheap to work with, it can be formed into almost any shape and is used across countless industries. However, for all of its positives, plastic’s...
The recycling machine manufacturer EREMA, based in Austria - like the sustainable packaging manufacturer Polykar in Canada - became a pioneer in its field through its early entry into plastics recycling.
The transformation to a circular economy is being driven by the European Commission´s Europe 2020 strategy for growth. The increase in recycling targets aims to encourage European wide industrial symbioses which have set themselves the target of...
Production of recycled plastic content is far from meeting demand, posing major industry challenges. Embracing the latest technological advancement in flake sorting helps bridge the gap between supply and demand and gives recyclers a competitive...
Recon² – a not-for-profit start-up company out of the University of Manchester, UK – has partnered with On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) Ltd and a cohort of sustainability-focused companies to further develop a patent pending technology for...
Google search data demonstrates that while concerns are mounting around new waste management policies such as EPR, DRS, and the Plastic Packaging Tax - at 6600, 1300, and 2900 monthly searches respectively - 'sustainable waste management', lagging...
A Leeds start-up which has developed which it claims is a new and ‘innovative’ way to convert non-recyclable plastic and bio waste into new plastics and low-carbon fuels is seeking to raise £100m to build its first plant at a site in Humber.
There’s never been more interest in incorporating recycled plastic into
finished products, with taxes and incentives cropping up in countries around the
world. Here, the team at ancilliaries expert Jenco argue that centralised
blending...
