Companies’ use of the word recycling to describe linear processes “does real harm,” Budris added. It “gives consumers a false ...

This eco-friendly move is part of a broader effort to "clean up Britain" by encouraging the recycling of plastic bottles and cans. The scheme, which has seen success in over 50 countries ...

Specialty materials developer Arkema has launched a new range of Encor bio-based waterborne dispersions designed for textile printing and finishing applications. The French company, which operates a ...

Sweden has long had a can and bottle deposit system that gives people money back when they recycle – since 1984 for aluminium cans, and since 1994 for plastic bottles. Each year Swedes recycle more ...

According to the latest report by industry body Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), the picture ... easy to recycle — glass bottles, aluminium cans and PET plastic bottles ...

DePoly, a Switzerland-based ... recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyester plastics, has collaborated with packaging design company Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI), also based in ...

The collection rate was 33% in 2023, up 4% from 29% in 2022 and was the highest recycling rate for PET in the U.S. since 1996. Notes the report, this increase was due to the growth in PET plastic ...

MPs voted 352 to 75 (a majority of 277) in favour of a proposed law designed to incentivize recycling of plastic bottles, steel and aluminium drinks. Set to come in from 2027, the DRS will introduce a ...

Otherwise, it can contaminate whole loads of recycling, forcing it into landfills or to be incinerated instead. It’s also important to know that you can get a bit of money back for returning some ...

“If bottles are squashed, it really makes a difference to the space they take up. “If you have a lot of plastic bottles to recycle this week, please squash the bottles and put the lid back on. Use the ...

Considering that only one-tenth of all plastic waste is recycled, new technologies that can help tackle this growing problem are urgently required. Catalytic recycling techniques, such as ...