Recycle

The National Association for PET Container Resources (Napcor) released its 2024 PET Recycling Report, the 30th annual analysis of PET plastic recycling activity, providing a comprehensive look at PET bottle collection, recycling system performance, and end-market dynamics in the United States and Canada...

Over 100 stakeholders from across the packaging value chain – including companies, national and international trade associations and non-governmental organisations – coordinated by Reloop, an international platform that works with governments, industry and businesses to accelerate the...

The ReNova ChemPET project for PET chemical recycling developed jointly by Saipem and Garbo based on their ChemPET technology has been selected by the European Commission to receive 15.5 million euros in funding under the 2024 EU Innovation Fund call, dedicated to...

A new chapter for circular plastics in Europe begins today with the official opening of Områ, Norway’s new national facility for sorting all types of plastic packaging waste – including plastic that previously had no other option than to go to incineration. Jointly owned by Tomra (65%) and Plastretur (35%), the...

Europe’s plastics recycling industry is entering its sharpest decline – with turnover down 5.5% - putting at risk Europe’s circular economy, industrial resilience and thousands of local jobs. The latest annual report from Plastics Recyclers Europe, the association of European recyclers, which...

After the excellent results of its first installation in Myanmar, Circular Plastics Company (CPC) has once again chosen Italian technology from Sorema, Previero division dedicated to the global supply of plastic recycling plants. The result is the new line in operation in Vietnam, a...

The manufacturer of plants and calenders for plastic and rubber processing, Comerio Ercole, in collaboration with Rubber Conversion, has patented the new Logos plant for industrial-scale devulcanisation of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) to obtain controlled, high-quality secondary raw material...

Icis, a source of commodity intelligence, and CPCIF, the national organization for China’s petroleum and chemical industry, released the new study “Impact of EU recycling regulations on China’s key packaging intensive export sectors” shedding light on the impacts of the European Union’s circularity regulation on...

More than 160 organisations have joined ECCA to date, the European voluntary alliance for circular composites launched last May by the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA). This strong support from organisations throughout Europe confirms EuCIA’s conviction that...

A new important recognition for RadiciGroup from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). An innovative battery module for electric cars, made of Renycle mechanically recycled polyamide, won an award in the “Enabler Technology” category during the 23rd SPE Automotive Award Night, held in...

In response to the rapidly growing demand for high-capacity polyolefin recycling systems, Nordson BKG, part of Nordson Corporation’s Polymer Processing Systems division, and Fimic, have started a strategic collaboration to deliver fully integrated solutions capable of processing 4 to 6 tons per hour...

To reinforce its strategic role in the plastic recycling sector, Maag Group has appointed Michael Heitzinger as new Manager Business Development Recycling, a role effective from 1 October to introduce him in his new position at K 2025. Michael Heitzinger, who boasts 25 years of experience in...

Member of the Borealis group, the Bulgaria-based company Integra Plastics is converting its production facility to produce polypropylene starting in October 2025. The upgrade includes the installation of Borealis' proprietary Borcycle M mechanical recycling technology, enabling...

EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries' Confederation, announced its rebranding to Recycling Europe, signalling a pivotal moment in reinforcing mission: to speak with one voice for Europe’s recycling industry in an increasingly competitive and uncertain global landscape...

Three operators in the packaging supply chain – Dow, Macchi and ITP – have jointly developed a circular solution for flexible packaging: a mono-PE stand-up pouch designed for recyclability, containing over 50% plastic from chemical recycling using a mass balance approach...

The first truckloads of recycled styrene monomer (SM) have arrived at Ineos Styrolution’s Antwerp site. The material was supplied by Indaver from its new depolymerisation plant, the first facility in Europe dedicated to polystyrene recycling, inaugurated on 25th September 2025. Also...

In the run-up to the forthcoming K 2025 in Düsseldorf, Colines has produced stand-up pouches laminated with a high-quality 70-micron PE-barrier film, combined with a 25-micron printable cast MDO-PE film manufactured with a stretch ratio of 4.8:1. The latter, produced with...

The Prevented Ocean Plastic programme, designed to prevent plastic waste from getting into the oceans, has announced – together with leading industry partners – the launch of the first recycled polypropylene (rPP) approved for food contact under EU Regulation 2022/1616. This is a...

Global leader in sensor-based sorting solutions, Tomra Recycling, has announced the appointment of Lars Enge as its new Executive Vice President (EVP). Katrin Fricke, the outgoing Executive Vice President of Tomra Recycling, will pursue new opportunities outside of Tomra...

At K 2025, Bruno Folcieri presents the preview of the new EZ10 granulator, designed to handle extremely high loads and guarantee continuous grinding even under demanding operating conditions in large-scale plastic waste treatment. With the EZ designation, the new model pays tribute to Ezio Zoppi, who...