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Eastman to Recycle Post-Consumer Carpet into New Materials

Eastman has reached an agreement to give new life to one of the most problematic waste materials in U.S. landfills. Post-consumer carpet will now be recycled through Eastman’s carbon renewal technology and converted into new materials to serve new and useful purposes.

From Eastman Chemical Company 23 Nov 2019

EuPC: Digital Platform to Monitor Uptake of Recycled Polymers Now Available in UK

EuPC has launched Monitoring Recyclates for Europe (MORE) the single, unified online tool to monitor the uptake of recycled polymers into products and is available for the use by converters in the United Kingdom (UK).

From European Plastics Converters 22 Nov 2019

Bioenergy STRONG Conference – Converting Australia’s Waste into Useable Energy

Bioenergy Australia’s annual Bioenergy STRONG conference will explore innovative approaches that Australia can adopt and expand on to convert agricultural, municipal, industrial and non-recyclable waste into valuable products such as electricity, liquid transport fuels for land, sea and air, renewable gas, renewable heat and high value products such as bio plastics and chemicals.

11 Nov 2019

NREL Produces Wind Turbine Blade Components Using Arkema’s Thermoplastic Resin

At its Composites Manufacturing Education and Technology (CoMET) Facility, NREL is producing wind turbine blade components with Arkema’s Elium liquid thermoplastic resin.

From Arkema 11 Nov 2019

Danish Sportswear Brand Launch 100% Recycled Socks Using Advanced Swedish Technology

Rockay, a sustainable sportswear brand from Denmark, utilizes Swedish company Polygiene’s technology to launch a new collection in Nov. 2019 of 100 percent recycled socks, with premium quality and eco-friendly credentials, and now available for online pre-orders.

7 Nov 2019

KHS Develops 100% Recyclable Juice Bottle for Freshness Protection

There is an increasing demand from consumers and the beverage industry alike for packaging which saves on resources. Companies who design a container nowadays must also take its entire life cycle into account.

From KHS Corpoplast GmbH 7 Nov 2019

Unilever Commits to Reduce the Use of Virgin Plastics by 2025

Unilever has confirmed that by 2025 it will halve its use of virgin plastic, by reducing its absolute use of plastic packaging by more than 100,000 tons and accelerating its use of recycled plastic. It will help collect and process more plastic packaging than it sells.

From Unilever UK Limited 7 Nov 2019

Total Doubles High-performance Recycled Polypropylene Production

Total has decided to double the production capacity of its affiliate Synova to meet growing market demand for high-performance recycled materials.

From TotalEnergies 7 Nov 2019

New Ways of Degrading Dyes and Purifying Wastewater

Textile dyeing has a significant negative effect on the environment. A study at the University of Borås has currently yielded a new method to degenerate the dyes and remove contaminants from the wastewater.

23 Oct 2019

DSM to Introduce Bio- and/or Recycled-Based Alternatives for its Entire Engineering Plastics Portfolio

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in nutrition, health and sustainable living, today announces at the K-Show that its engineering plastics business will offer a full alternative range of its existing portfolio based on bio- and/or recycled-based materials by 2030.

From DSM 21 Oct 2019