Sun Chemical secures RecyClass approval for solvent-free lamination adhesives

FOUR of Sun Chemical’s SunLam solvent-free adhesives have been approved by RecyClass for European flexible polyethylene (PE) recycling streams. RecyClass is a cross-industry initiative focused...
Yeast

Canadian and UK firms partner to develop sustainable bioplastics

RENAISSANCE BioScience Corp is partnering with UK-based Biome Bioplastics Limited on a £814,000 two-year initiative to develop sustainable bioplastics. The Canadian specialist in bioengineered yeast...

Waitrose and Müller to ditch coloured milk caps in new trial

MÜLLER has partnered with Waitrose as part of a trial to scrap the blue, green and red caps used to signify the fat contents...

Entries sought for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022

ENTRIES are now being sought for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022. Nominations are open in seven categories with brand owners, plastic product manufacturers, retailers,...

Plastics industry outlines Brexit concerns to MPs

SENIOR figures from the British plastics industry have met with politicians to discuss some of the biggest issues affecting the sector ahead of the UK's negotiations...
Erema’s Corema system can turn plastic recyclate into a filtered melt which then goes directly to a co-rotating twin-screw extruder

Plastics recycling progress

While the plastics industry traditionally gave little thought to recycling, by 1991 the issue had moved into the spotlight with the emergence of new...
Skincare stick applicator

More sustainable stick applicator supports sports brand’s carbon commitments

AMCOR has produced a skincare stick applicator for sports brand Decathlon, using recycled plastic sourced from Amcor’s proprietary CleanStream technology. With 87% rPP, each applicator...

UPM Raflatac cites progress towards more circular economy for plastics

UPM Raflatac has announced it has made further progress towards a more circular economy for plastics. The progress towards 2025 commitments is detailed in the...

Kęstutis Sadauskas to open PRSE conference in Amsterdam

ORGANISERS of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) exhibition have announced that KÄ™stutis Sadauskas, director circular economy and green growth DG environment at the European Commission,...

Tesco cans multipack packaging

  SEVERAL lines of multipacks are set to be replaced with plastic-free multibuys across all Tesco stores. The supermarket has said that the move will eliminate...