plastics recovery

recovery of plastics

Issue 03/2019 Extrupet increases capacity

2nd Starlinger PET recycling line

Extrupet Group (Pty) Ltd, South Africa’s first and largest recycling operation for post-consumer PET bottles, has ordered a second Starlinger PET recycling line to meet the country’s growing demand...

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Plastic Waste from the Sea

“Fishing for Litter” – Sorting Analysis and Material Testing of Plastic Waste from the Sea

Every year, more and more waste ends up in our seas, with a devastating impact on marine flora and fauna. Working together with fishermen on the North and Baltic Seas, NABU, Germany’s Nature and...

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Ghost nets in the Baltic Sea

Vecoplan® supports ghost net recycling with its processing technology

The international recycling company Tönsmeier became a partner of WWF Deutschland (World Wide Fund for Nature in Germany) in September 2015, and since then has been working to rid the Baltic Sea of...

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K 2019 in Düsseldorf

Recycling – An essential measure for the circular economy

Kunststoffmüll bedeckt Strände und Flüsse oder quillt aus dem aufgeplatzten Bauch eines toten Fisches – derartige Bilder gehen derzeit um die Welt. Folge ist: Selten war das Image der Kunststoffe so...

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Issue 02/2019

Recycling expert OZO uses mobile electrical solution in hall operation

The regional recycling company OZO in Ostrava, Czech Republic, recently commissioned a new line for processing pre-pressed plastic bales. The heart of the line is an 818 Mobile with an electric motor,...

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Issue 02/2019 Across Europe

Avery Dennison recycled PET (rPET) liners

The recent launch, by Avery Dennison, of a portfolio using recycled PET (rPET) liners has received another important boost, with four labelling constructions now available across Europe.

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Issue 02/2019 K 2019

New technologies as drivers of innovation

K 2019, scheduled to take place in Düsseldorf from 16 to 23 October 2019, is fully booked. Over 3000 exhibitors from more than 60 countries have registered to participate. K will occupy the entire...

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Issue 02/2019 Increase by 20 %

Starlinger and PET to PET boost PET recycling in Austria

The Austrian recycler ‘PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH’ recorded a plus of 9 % in the recycling of PET bottles in 2018. With the growing demand for recycled material, the required capacity of the...

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Issue 02/2019 TOMRA at IERC 2019

Removal of flame-retardant plastics from WEEE waste streams

TOMRA Sorting Recycling has given a presentation at the influential International Electronics Recycling Congress (IERC 2019) to share the company’s specialized knowledge of materials-recovery from...

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Issue 02/2019 Waste paper and foil

Channel baling press goes to Poland

The family company P.U.H Kondzłomex Szymon Woźny has been collecting and recycling secondary raw materials such as waste paper and foil for over 20 years. Right from the start they used HSM baling...

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