Of 3.1 million tons of PET bottles and containers placed in Europe last year, a 59.8% (1.88 million tons) of them were collected and 1.77 million tons have been recycled, according to a survey by Petcore Europe. The survey revealed that ...
Tags: PET bottles, containers
While the flexibility and durability of plastic PET bottles have made them popular with manufacturers and consumers, recycling these bottles has proven to be a challenge. PET bottles typically require dense shrink sleeve labels that often ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
At the PETpoint 2013 trade fair that will be held in Munich from 16 to 20 September 2013, S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH in hall B3, stand 302, presents an extensive product portfolio: Sorting systems for the recycling of used ...
Tags: Pet Recycling, PETpoint
Belgium-based trade body Plastics Recyclers Europe has called for a joint initiative to establish a separate recycling stream for thermoformed PET trays. According to Plastics Recyclers Europe, PET trays are valuable recyclable products ...
Tags: Plastics Recyclers, Packaging, Printing
Recycled plastics sorting systems developer and manufacturer S+S Group has announced the launch of a new website www.pet-recycling.com for PET recyclers. The site covers all aspects of the PET sorting process at both bottle and flake ...
Tags: Pet Recyclers, Recycled plastics, recycling equipment, S+S Group
Sleeve Label Substrate for PET Bottles Critical Guidance Document has been unveiled by Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) for PET compatible materials. The new guidance protocol is aimed at streamlining testing for full ...
Tags: Pet Compatibility, PET compatible materials, PET recyclers
Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastics and reprocessing the material into useful products, sometimes completely different in form from their original state. For instance, this could mean melting down soft ...