Shape of things to come

By |2022-11-07T08:59:57-08:00September 27th, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: |

Faced with elevated energy prices and escalating bale shortages, 2022 could be a critical year in the long-term development of Europe’s plastics recycling industry, reports Egor Dementev https://ecoplasticsinpackaging.com/featured/shape-of-things-to-come/  

Plastic – Fact over Fiction

By |2022-11-07T08:44:52-08:00September 27th, 2022|Categories: News|

We have been bombarded with stories about how bad plastics are. The problem is that these stories do not come from professional scientists. Instead, they come from other, less credible sources. How concerned should we be about plastics? The only way to be sure is to look at the evidence… https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/plastic-fact-over-fiction-chris-dearmitt-phd-frsc-fimmm

Recommit, Reimagine, Rework Recycling

By |2022-11-07T08:38:57-08:00September 27th, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , |

How public policy and investment in post-consumer plastic collection and processing can help to meet sustainability ambitions Recycling is an essential part of building a more sustainable world. When recycling works, it creates a circular economy, one where products and packaging come back to be made into new products. https://plasticsrecycling.org/images/library/APR-Report-Recommit-Reimagine-and-Rework-Recycling-2022-8-9.pdf

New study finds that GHG emissions from pyrolysis are nine times higher than in mechanical recycling

By |2022-11-07T08:15:15-08:00September 22nd, 2022|Categories: News|

Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) published a new study. According to this study, GHG emissions (greenhouse gas emissions) are nine times higher than that of mechanical recycling. Greenhouse gas emissions come from pyrolysis of plastic packaging which is an essential part of chemical recycling technologies. https://globuc.com/news/ghg-emissions-from-pyrolysis-are-higher-than-in-mechanical/

Shape of things to come

By |2022-10-03T08:18:21-07:00September 7th, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: |

Faced with elevated energy prices and escalating bale shortages, 2022 could be a critical year in the long-term development of Europe’s plastics recycling industry. https://ecoplasticsinpackaging.com/featured/shape-of-things-to-come/

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