It’s in the Bag! Tesco Partners with Mondi to Close the Loop for Shopping Bags from Retailer’s own Paper Waste

Tesco has partnered with Mondi to use its EcoVantage paper that combines fresh and recycled fibres for sustainable and food compliant shopping bags. Mondi is closing the loop by recycling Tesco’s warehouse corrugated waste to create EcoVantage paper and Tesco has rolled out these recycled shopping bags in its stores across Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic […]

Promateris Group Reports 39% Increase in Sales and Consolidates its Leading Position in Offering Sustainable Packaging for Modern Retailers

The Promateris Group closes 2020 with EUR 23.7 million in consolidated sales, an increase of 39% compared to the previous year. The growth is largely generated by the increase in production of biodegradable and compostable packaging. Promateris thus strengthens its position as a regional leader by developing distribution channels in Central and Eastern Europe, in […]

European Plastics Industry: Largely Optimistic Despite Impact of Covid-19

Though initial vaccine rollouts are yet to spark full-blown optimism in the European plastics industry, just around half (47%) of the companies across all sectors and regions expect their business performance in the first half of 2021 to outpace results from the previous six months. Another 42% see a stable business situation in the coming […]

Wall Colmonoy Introduces ColWear Vacuum Fused Wear Plates for Industrial Fans

Wall Colmonoy introduces high-quality ColWear Plates that are ideally suited for high-demand industrial fans due to its wear protection, as well as resource and energy efficiencies. ColWear Plates are used in the manufacture and repair of industrial fans to avoid costly down time and replacement.  ColWear Plates protect against the aggressive environments where industrial fans […]

Baerlocher to Feature Additive Solutions for the Circular Economy at the 2021 SPE International Polyolefins Conference

The company will present new test results on stabilization of PCR content to improve quality and help meet growing demand for recycled content in end-use applications Baerlocher, a leading global supplier of plastics additives, will highlight the contributions of its advanced resin stabilization technology (RST) to the circular economy at the virtual 2021 SPE International […]

EU-Batteries Regulation: Statement from Accurec Recycling

The full statement on the proposal of the new Battery Regulation (Batteries Regulation 2020/353 (COD), repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020) on behalf of Accurec Recycling GmbH: The recycling industry welcomes the draft of a new battery regulation, it contains in large parts important aspects and objectives that include the interests of […]

Second Round of Consultation Launched on Certification Scheme for WEEE & Waste Batteries Collection and Recycling

CEWASTE, a project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, recently launched the second consultation phase of its voluntary certification scheme. The scheme is aimed at collection, transport and treatment facilities of key types of waste containing significant amounts of valuable and critical raw materials. It seeks to facilitate the increased, and legitimate, recycling […]

Avery Dennison Launches Label-Liner Recycling Program in Europe

Easy, cost-effective liner recycling program is part of longtime labelling leader’s sustainability vision. As part of its ongoing efforts to help establish a circular economy, Avery Dennison today announced the launch of AD Circular, a comprehensive program providing recycling of used paper and filmic label liners in countries across Europe. Through the program, companies can […]

Circular Economy: Zinc Recycling to Preserve Natural Resources

The REAZN Group is continuously working at the optimization of its zinc recycling technologies in the context of its prime grade zinc alloy production. The European group improves the recovery rate of zinc units and saves valuable raw materials from the waste stream. Zinc: 100 % recyclable REAZN strongly believes that zinc is one of […]

CEFLEX Shows New Market Potential for Recyclates from Flexible Packaging

A new Quality Recycling Process (QRP) for flexible packaging, from CEFLEX and its stakeholders, shows high value applications for recycled polymers from a mechanical recycling process is viable. CEFLEX says the breakthrough process has been developed in the consortium’s Sustainable End Markets workstream. “We have reached a milestone through the power of value chain collaboration […]