There is not enough demand for the products that are created out of recycled soft plastics, such as asphalt and street furniture, and the recycled materials aren't going back into creating soft plastic packaging, UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures Research Director Nick Florin said. Also, some...
The collapse of the REDcycle soft plastics collection scheme has been attributed to many factors, however a soft plastics recycling scheme is critical for meeting key sustainability targets soon to be passed down with mandates and legislation. APCO's 2025 packaging targets are to reach 100 per ...
President of Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific, Mike Cash, added: “Amcor is proud to be part of the solution, supporting the development of new technologies and creating a local circular economy for soft plastics in Australia. We are proud to be able to help deliver a local supply of food-grade...
The Australian Food and Grocery Council has welcomed the Soft Plastics Taskforce's recognition of the industry-led National Plastics Recycling Scheme as the model for the future of soft plastic packaging recycling in Australia. AFGC CEO Tanya Barden congratulated the Soft Plastics Taskforce, comprising...
Henk Alssema, VITA Plastics (NLD), President of the BIR Plastics Division, writes in the BIR report: October 30 2024 Two in a row for PRS Middle East & Africa The 2nd edition of the Plastics Recycling Show Middle East & Africa 2024 saw a fantastic turnout with 124 exhibitors, 3,70...
Covestro has achieved a technological breakthrough for the chemical recycling of soft foam for mattresses. So far, around 40 million of these end up in waste incineration plants or landfills each year in the European Union alone4. With the new “Evocycle CQ-Mattress” process, the two central...
plastic recycling; plastic waste; circular economy; plastic pollution; mechanical recycling; chemical recycling; biodegradation; bioplastics; e-waste; plastics in construction 1. Introduction Plastics are a lightweight, durable, and inexpensive material that can be easily processed into a wide range of ...
and in more recent years plastic recycling has become common. There are several technical and economic problems in the recycling of plastics; they fall into two general categories: (1) identification, segregation (or sorting), and gathering into central stations and (2) the economics of recovering...
Sustainability experts explain recycling symbols 1-7 to help you understand recycle symbol meanings and which plastics can't be recycled, with charts.
“The effects look as though they will be appalling. We can expect a great deal more plastic to end up in the environment, and in the oceans in particular. If the EU was serious about its war against marine pollution it should consider banning the export of plastic recyclate rather than ...