New Technology to Maintain the Mechanical Strength of Plastic Waste

Japan-based chemical company Green Science Alliance has received a license agreement from Fukuoka University to carry out a new recycling technology that can recover the mechanical strength of plastic waste relatively simple and effective. Professor Shigeru Yao from Fukuoka University, Japan, has been researching plastic waste from the polymer physics aspect of view. Therefore, the […]

Recycling of Slags and Furnace Bricks in Non-Ferrous Metallurgy

Haver & Boecker Niagara: With a view to optimized process flow for the recycling of non-ferrous metals. Non-ferrous metals are indispensable for the economy of highly technical industrialized countries. On the one hand, they provide a basis for existing technologies in electronics and electrical engineering, mechanical and automotive engineering, and the construction sector. And on […]

Poland: Aim to Triple the Recycling Capacity of Beverage Cartons

The investment in a complete recycling solution is set to improve recycling throughout Central and Eastern Europe, Tetra Pak and Stora Enso informed in a joined press release. Stora Enso will invest 17 million Euro into a new repulping line at Stora Enso’s Ostrołęka production unit in Poland. As reported, the line will triple the […]

PolyAl: A Twitter Forges Ahead

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 […]

“Evolution Series” of Coating Products for Enhanced Recycling

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 […]

Seven Innovators Join Fashion for Good’s 2022 Asia Innovation Programme

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 – […]

Sri Lanka: Systematic Approach for Realizing Solid Waste Management

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 […]

Barrier Monomaterial Films Improve Recyclability

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. […]

EP ENVI Vote on the Revision of Annexes IV and V of the POPs Regulation

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’s Waste Management: The Privat Sector Is Wanted

“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 […]

Japan: Meguri – Future Brand for Recycled Plastic Products

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 […]

United Arab Emirates: Advanced Oil Re-Refinery Plant to Treat Oily Waste and Sludge

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 […]

USA: Vinyl Sustainability Council Conferred Recycling Award

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 […]

Additives for Mechanically Recycled Plastics

BASF has launched IrgaCycle, a new range of additive solutions to address the imminent needs in plastics recycling. The plastics industry is seeking ways to incorporate higher content of recycled polymeric material in all major applications to meet sustainability goals while facing growing consumer concerns and stricter regulatory requirements to reduce plastic waste. According to […]

Global Paper and Pulp Market: Outlook 2026

According to Indian-based company Industry Research, the global paper and pulp market size, which was worth 65,510 million US-Dollar in 2020, is expected to reach 88,150 million US-Dollar by the end of 2026 with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.6 percent during 2021-2026. As underlined by the market research firm, the report is […]