Category: Recycled Content
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L’Occitane en Provence rolls out first bottle made from 100% bio-recycled PET
https://www.premiumbeautynews.com/en/l-occitane-en-provence-rolls-out,26431
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Borealis’ new compounding line in Belgium offers premium recyclate-based polyolefins (Invest in Belgium)
I’m launching the ‘Invest in Belgium Serie’ to promote investments in Belgium. Thank you Borealis for investing in Belgium, the capital of Europe.
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Indaver delivers first batches of chemically recycled polystyrene
https://indaver.com/news/single/indaver-launches-groundbreaking-plastics2chemicals-installation-in-antwerp-first-recycled-raw-materials-leave-the-site-and-start-a-new-life
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UK plastic packaging tax undermined by fraudulent recycled content claims
https://resource.co/article/uk-plastic-packaging-tax-undermined-fraudulent-recycled-content-claims
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The EU increases disproportionate taxation instead of promoting circularity
https://petcore-europe.prezly.com/the-eu-increases-disproportionate-taxation-instead-of-promoting-circularity
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Plastics Europe circularity director urges recycled content targets in UN treaty
https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/un-plastic-treaty-circularity.html
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EU Commission’s support for chemically-recycled beverage bottles faces scrutiny
https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/eu-chemical-recycling-bottle-rules.html
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Plastic waste: Commission consults on new rules for chemically-recycled content in plastic bottles
The only end-of-life option that is working OK is mechanical recycling of PET …. now the European Commission wants to throw everything overboard by allowing chemical recycling of PET. 😂 The European Commission is truly an ivory tower ….
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Mars multiplies recycled content use, but still lags 2025 target
Read https://www.packagingdive.com/news/mars-2024-sustainability-report-pcr-postconsumer-recycled-content/752198
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Toxic chemicals in recycled plastic can affect hormone system, finds study (FREE)
Read Toxic chemicals in recycled plastic can affect hormone system, finds study
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Is recycled plastic clean enough? (Wageningen University)
Recycled plastic is more toxic for human health than virgin plastics … but that the European Commission has forgotten to take into consideration in their green circular economy greenwashing bullshagga.
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Bioplastics company EcoCortec diverts to PCR
Bioplastic industry is going through hard times and some bioplastic companies decide to divert to recycled content (PCR) and ingredients
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Japan to force manufacturers to use recycled plastics
Japan to force manufacturers to use recycled plastics
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Interview with TotalEnergies Corbion VP Asia
Interview with TotalEnergies Corbion VP Asia
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Car Industry should research plastic recycling claims made by their suppliers
Car industry should beware that plastic recycling claims are fraudulent
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Asian recycling market is turning sour
Recycled plastic at virgin prices? Asian recyclers say market volatility making it hard to meet brands’ demands
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TotalEnergies Corbion release LCA for recycled PLA
Luminy® Recycled PLA Life Cycle Assessment released by TotalEnergies Corbion
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Petrochemical overproduction makes new plastic cheaper than recycled
Surge in manufacturing in China and US leads to oversupply of products such as polyethylene
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Hundreds of toxic chemicals in recycled plastics
When scientists examined pellets from recycled plastic collected in 13 countries they found hundreds of toxic chemicals, including pesticides and pharmaceuticals.
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Microsoft uses recycled ocean-bound plastics in Surface dock
Microsoft has taken a step towards sustainability by using recycled ocean plastic in the production of a power supply and dock for its Surface laptop.
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Toray Expands Chemical-Recycled PBT Resin Products Employing Depolymerization and Repolymerization Technology
Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that it has further expanded its lineup of high-performance-grade chemical-recycled polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin products.
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Lego abandons effort to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles
Danish company says complications with non-oil-based materials would have entailed higher total carbon emissions
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KIA to use real ocean plastics (FREE)
Kia plans to use recycled plastic from a 55-ton haul recently reclaimed from the Pacific Ocean in its new EV models.
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Impacts of allocation rules on chemical recycling
New ZWE study proves proportional allocation of recycled content in plastics as the best option to secure a level-playing field and environmental benefits
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Recycled Plastic Content Quantified through Aggregation-Induced Emission
Researchers in the UK have developed a novel method to measure recycled content that adds fluorescent dyes to recycled plastics at the beginning of manufacturing.
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American Beverage Association Accused of Greenwashing
National Advertising Review Board Recommends American Beverage Association Modify Certain Environmental Benefit Claims for “Every Bottle Back” Initiative
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EU Lobby Campaign for Calculation Rules of Chemically Recycled Content In Plastics
31 European Industry Associations Urge The EU To Adopt Rules To Calculate Chemically Recycled Content In Plastics
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Your ‘Recycled’ Grocery Bag Might Not Have Been Recycled
Recent laws encourage recycling old plastic into new products. But verifying recycled content relies on tricky math.
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Coca-Cola Says it’s Difficult to Source Recycled Plastic at a Reasonable Price in Asia
A Coke executive says high demand for recycled material in Europe has made it a ‘struggle’ to source post-consumer content at a ‘reasonable’ price in Asia.
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Avient Launches New Density Modified Polymers with Recycled and Bio-Based Content
Today, Avient Corporation announced the expansion of its Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulations portfolio to include more sustainable grades based on recycled and bio-based resin and/or filler, without sacrificing performance.
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Samyang Corporation Develops Recycled Content Polycarbonate
Samyang Corporation Develops Korea’s first eco-friendly polycarbonate with 90% recycled plastic content
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EFSA Determines Plastic Produced by Poly Recycling is Food Safe
Safety assessment of the process Poly Recycling, based on the EREMA Basic technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials — While the bioplastics industry has chosen a divisive and exclusion strategy; the PET industry is making quiet but tangible progress. Good luck to dethrone the PET industry!
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First Chemically Recycled Powder Coating Material Successfully Commercialized
Entis and Chokwang Paint collaborate to develop eco-products from recycled waste plastic.
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Samyang Develops Polycarbonates Made of 90% Recycled Plastic
Samyang Corp., a food and chemical affiliate of Samyang Group, on Wednesday said it had developed South Korea’s first eco-friendly polycarbonates containing more than 90% of raw material post-consumer recycle polycarbonates (PCR PC).
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Consumer Goods Majors Look for 800 K Tons Chemical Recycled Plastic
Major Consumer Goods Companies Signal Shared Demand for 800,000 Tons of Chemically Recycled Materials – The Consumer Goods Forum — Good luck with that and beware of fraud
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Black & Decker Launches Reviva Line
Tools to Build a Better Planet: BLACK+DECKER® Announces Retail Launch for reviva™, the Brand’s First Sustainably Led Power Tool Line
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New Method to Measure Recycled Content in Objects
How to tell if that plastic bottle or bag has recycled material in it
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EU Updates Food Contact Recycled Plastic Requirements
EU Commission adopts legislation updating rules on food-contact recycled material, including mechanical and chemical recycling.
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Zara and Renewcell Partner on Circular Textiles
Renewcell and ZARA Collaborate to Create a Capsule Collection Made from Material Produced with Circulose®
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Dow Traceable and Certified PE Recycled Content
Accelerating mechanical recycling: Dow becomes first to achieve traceability and recycled content certification for PE compounds
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New EU Recycled Content Certification Scheme
DIN CERTCO and LNE: the new certification schemes approved under PolyCert Europe umbrella
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The Advent of a New Recycled Plastics Revolution
New recycling landscape, pathways to adoption, change is afoot, avoiding greenwashing, importance of standards and industries impacted
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Recycled Content Standard Recommendations
“Recommendations for Recycled Content: Requirements for Plastic Goods and Packaging,” was commissioned by nonprofit Ocean Conservancy and prepared by consulting firm Resource Recycling Systems (RRS).
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New Certification for Recycled Plastics
The new “Incorporation of Recycled Plastic Materials” certification has been launched.
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Starbucks Goes Reusable and Recycled Content
Starbucks Innovates, Tests and Learns from Store Partners to Achieve Waste Goals
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Canada Recycled Content Policy
Canada to Set Recycled Content Requirements for Beverage Containers and Other Plastic Items
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Global Recycled Plastic Trading Platform
Rebound Plastic Exchange to facilitate global trade of recycled plastic, reducing plastic pollution
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Recycled Plastic Contains Toxic Chemicals
Plastic waste shouldn’t even be recycled into food contact materials due to the presence of toxic chemicals according to study
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Veolia and L’Oreal Partner on Recycled Content
Veolia supplies L’Oréal with recycled plastic to promote the circular economy
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Herbal Essences Goes Eastman Renew
Eastman molecular recycling technologies to advance Procter & Gamble packaging goals
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Australian Recycled Content Label Program Update
APCO is excited to announce the development of a new Program designed to support the increased use of recycled content in packaging.
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TotalEnergies Doubles Recycled Plastic Production in France
TotalEnergies Doubles its Recycled Plastic Production Capacity in France
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EUPC Warns Plastic Europe on Recycled Content Target
Consequences of a call for a 30% mandatory recycled content target for plastic packaging
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Plastic Industry Call for Mandatory Recycled Content
European Plastics Producers Call For A Mandatory EU Recycled Content Target For Plastics Packaging of 30% By 2030
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Sabic Trucircle Automotive Plastic
Sabic Launches Recycled Automotive Grades Under Trucircle™ Portfolio Of Circular Solutions
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