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Recycling
 
Ifat 2026 opens its doors on May 4; starting this year, the event will run for four days instead of the previous five
Ifat Munich 2026 will bring key environmental technology topics to the forefront. The focus will be on water management, the circular economy, and new approaches to securing resources. With more than 400 events, the trade show offers a comprehensive program for trade visitors from industry and politics. In addition to these thematic priorities, international participation and hands-on...
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Food packaging: The new EU Packaging Regulation PPWR stipulates, among other things, binding recycling quotas and the increased use of recycled materials such as PET
Today, food packaging is much more than just a product wrapper. It must ensure maximum product safety, reduce material usage, be recyclable, and at the same time meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements. Against the backdrop of global food losses and increasing sustainability requirements, innovative packaging concepts are increasingly becoming the focus of the food industry. From...
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Diversity of Advanced Recycling
The Advanced Recycling Conference 2025 (ARC for short) is setting the stage for innovation. The event is renowned for its unique blend of hands-on recycling solutions and cutting-edge research in advanced recycling technologies. Taking place on November 19-20 in Cologne, Germany, and online, ARC 2025 continues to be the benchmark for innovation in recycling. As the industry faces increasing...
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Reiling uses Sesotec Spektrum glass sorting systems with a special C-C sensor to sort dark glass cullet in order to significantly improve glass recovery
The Reiling Group is one of the leading recycling specialists in Germany for glass, plastic (PET), wood and photovoltaic modules. Its portfolio also includes the production and marketing of foam glass gravel and Revitro (decorative glass). For more than 100 years, Reiling has endeavored to collect and efficiently recycle valuable materials, thus making an important contribution to environmental...
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Alpla CEO Philipp Lehner
Pharma and recycling expansion, new markets and products: Alpla invested in further development and growth in 2023. The global packaging and recycling specialist closed the financial year with turnover of €4.7 billion. Lower material and energy costs paired with exchange rate factors resulted in a moderate drop in turnover. Value added remained stable. While there was strong growth in Africa...
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Multi-sensor sorting system for positive detection of clear PET in pre- and post-sorting
Croatia's accession to the European Union has also brought the topic of recycling into focus. The aim here is to implement the EU's waste directives and current targets and, above all, to drive forward the circular economy at national level. The EU target of recycling more than 65 percent of municipal waste by 2035 paves the way for a sustainable circular economy. An example from the field of...
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ZSK twin screw extruders from Coperion ensure especially energy-efficient, continuous reactor loading in chemical plastics recycling
Coperion will deliver a “ZSK Mc18” twin screw extruder and corresponding peripherals for a "Plastics2chemicals" (P2C) plant that Belgian waste management company Indaver is building to chemically recycle plastic waste. The P2C plant is currently under construction in Antwerp, Belgium and is expected to annually transform 30,000 tons of so-called end-of-life plastics into high-quality basic...
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From 2025, the internationally active packaging and recycling specialist Alpla will produce around 35,000 tonnes of rPET per year at its new recycling plant in South Africa
Packaging and recycling specialist Alpla is building a state-of-the-art recycling plant in the South African coastal town of Ballito, north of Durban. The plant, with an output of 35,000 tonnes of recycled PET material, marks the company’s entry into the African recycling market. Construction will start in summer 2023 and completion is planned for autumn 2024. In total, Alpla is investing around...
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The deinking plant in Louth removes the ink from printed PE films and processes the material into granules
Coveris opens a new "ReCover" recycling plant in Louth, UK, for the recycling of printed polyethylene films. "ReCover" is a recently established business unit of the packaging manufacturer that produces high-quality recyclates from plastic waste in a pioneering process. The new facility in Louth is the second in the packaging company's portfolio. "When we started to develop 'ReCover', our ambition...
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Sabic, Estiko Packaging Solutions and Coldwater Prawns of Norway have created a highly sustainable new packaging pouch made from a multi-layer film using a circular certified random polymer grade
Sabic has joined forces with Estiko Packaging Solutions and Coldwater Prawns of Norway to develop and implement a highly sustainable new packaging pouch for frozen prawns. The pouch is made from a multi-layer film produced by Estiko Packaging Solutions using a circular certified random polymer grade of Sabic PP Qrystal with an ocean bound plastic (for short OBP) content of around 60 percent...
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