Deposit return scheme in Romania reaches 84% collection rate in the first year
30 November marks one year since the launch of the deposit return system (DRS) in Romania, promoting the separate collection of drink containers for recycling.
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Henkel wins Finat Sustainability Award 2024 for adhesive innovation
Henkel Adhesive Technologies has been presented with the Finat Sustainability Award 2024 in the “Optimisation of recycling” category. The company received the award at the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Amsterdam.
Europe-wide alliance for sustainable PMMA recycling established
Advancing the circular economy is one of the most important goals of Röhm’s and Polyvantis' sustainability strategy. To achieve this, the companies also rely on strong partnerships and collaborations.
EU's competitiveness under severe threat: plastics sector at crossroads
The plastic value chain is hit by a strong recession caused by persisting issues such as increased imports of non-EU recycled plastics, reduced investments in domestic raw materials production and recycling, as well as a lack of demand for EU-virgin and recycled plastics. Eighteen industry stakeholders across the plastic value chain call for immediate efforts to strengthen the European plastics industry and promote a resilient, innovative, sustainable European plastics value chain.
Neste introduces co-processed renewable Neste RE feedstock for the polymers and chemicals industry
Neste complements its offering of more sustainable feedstock for polymers and chemicals production with co-processed Neste RE, a complementary solution to existing renewable and recycled Neste RE.
PRSE 2025 conference programme outlined
The outline conference programme for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRS Europe) has been published ahead of the event’s return to the RAI Amsterdam on 1-2 April 2025.
Bakcycle recycles flexible packaging using Tomra technologies
Bakcycle Recycling successfully produces high-quality granules from post-consumer LDPE packaging waste using Tomra’s advanced sensor-based sorting technologies, setting a new standard in the Turkish recycling industry.
Berry’s Prevented Ocean Plastic Bottle helps tackle a global problem
New spring water range uses the category’s first fully recycled ocean-bound plastic bottle.
GreenPlast 2025: shaping a sustainable future for plastics
At the official streaming press conference on 26th November for GreenPlast 2025, the conference titled Shaping a Sustainable Future for Plastics was introduced.
Project Re:Claim wins Plastics Industry Award 2024
The joint venture between the Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL) and Project Plan B, known as Project Re:Claim, uses an ISEC evo system from Pure Loop to process used garments and textiles.
BASF in Lemförde expands sustainable product portfolio
BASF completes the certification program International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus at its production site in Lemförde, Germany to produce biomass-balanced thermoplastic polyurethanes.
Umac presents new ReadyMac at Plast Eurasia
Umac, a member of the Erema Group, is expanding its ReadyMac product line with a new 60 hertz version. This means that the immediately available plastics recycling solution can now be deployed worldwide.
