The recycling of used beverage containers like TetraPak is difficult. Parts of these liquid food cartons are compounds, arduous to separate and to recover sorted. Even after recovering 75 percent of cardboard, a foil mixture of polyethylene (PE) and aluminum (AL), as well as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) originating from the caps, remains. Is this mixture […]
Flint Group Narrow Web has introduced two new UV-flexo coatings, which improve the recyclability for shrink sleeves and pressure-sensitive labels. According to the company, the two new coating products, only available in North America, would soon be available in Europe and other regions. Using different chemistries, the “Evolution Deinking Primer” for shrink sleeves, and the […]
Fashion for Good is pleased to announce seven new innovators selected to participate in its 2022 Asia Innovation Programme. Chosen by Fashion for Good brand and manufacturing partners during a hybrid digital/in-person event in Mumbai from a group of global innovators, the nine-month programme provides the participants with tailored support to help them scale – […]
The South Asian Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka aims at national waste management consistent with the country’s conditions. Like in other countries worldwide, increased industrial activity and lifestyles have led to fast-growing waste piles. The problem of waste management “was persistent for many years but came to the fore especially after the collapse of […]
Spain-based Emsur Grupo Lantero’s Packaging Division has launched “EM-Full RFlex”, its new range of PE and PP-based flexible packaging. The new PE and PP-based product line has been developed to improve the recyclability of flexible packaging by replacing conventional duplex structures with mono-material substrates, the company gave account. The solution would provide excellent barrier properties. […]
The European Parliament ENVI Committee voted on 31 March on a series of amendments and their draft report regarding Annexes IV and V of the new Regulation on POPs, which determine how waste containing POPs is treated. The aim of this revision is to update for certain substances and groups of substances, the concentration limits […]
“Senegal suffers from a chronic deficit of access to solid waste management services”, the World Bank wrote in 2017. Five years ago, the country produced over 2.4 million tons of solid waste per year, out of which 1.08 million tons stayed uncollected. What has been done or must be rendered to assure nationwide collection and […]
Japanese company Sumitomo Chemical has launched “Meguri”, a new brand for plastic products obtained through recycling technology. The brand name “Meguri” means “circularity” in Japanese. Young employees of the company came up with the idea. According to Sumitomo Chemical, it will cover different recycled plastic products, such as acrylic resin (PMMA, poly-methyl-methacrylate), polyethylene and polypropylene […]
In progressively developing economies such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), sustainability across all sectors is valued as an integral component of development efforts, and waste management is treated as vital. In line with this, the country has seen heavy investment in technology and innovation as it works towards its agenda for sustainability and its […]
The recycling company Lakeland Polymers received the 2021 Recycling Award for their Flex-Tech Gas Hose Recycling Program from the Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC). “Lakeland’s innovative reprocessing strategy allows them to turn scrap from two different types of plastic into a reusable feedstock for alternative applications,” VSC director Jay Thomas was cited. “This type of product […]