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CarbonLite Installs Buhler's SORTEX Sorting Technology to Increase Output Quality

Dec 17, 2013

US-based food-grade recycled PET or rPET producer CarbonLite has installed Buhler's SORTEX Sorting Technology to increase its output quality to near-perfect purity. Bühler's technology has the ability to conduct simultaneous, ...

Tags: recycled PET, Packaging

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Industry Reaffirms Its Longstanding Commitment

Nov 22, 2013

On America Recycles Day, the non-alcoholic beverage industry reaffirms its longstanding commitment to further minimizing its environmental impact, and is making it easier for consumers to do the same. "From our 100 percent recyclable ...

Tags: beverage industry, Non-Alcoholic, America Recycles Day

Plastic Bottle Recycling by Consumers Increased 161 Million Pounds in 2012

Nov 8, 2013

Plastic bottle recycling by consumers increased 161 million pounds in 2012, edging up 6.2 percent, to reach nearly 2.8 billion pounds for the year, according to figures released jointly today by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic ...

Tags: Plastic Bottle Recycling, Packaging, Printing

Linpac Welcomed The European Food Safety Authority's Decision on Recycling Processes

Oct 22, 2013

Multi-material food packaging manufacturer Linpac Packaging has welcomed the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) decision to give an official positive opinion regarding the super-cleaning process used in its factories in Spain, ...

Tags: food packaging, Multi-material

The Total Volume Was The Highest Reported to Date at 1.718 Billion Pounds

Oct 11, 2013

The National Assn. for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and The Assn. of Postconsumer Plastics Recyclers (APR) have announced the release of the "Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity in 2012," which cites a 2012 U.S. ...

Tags: Recycle Rate, Pet

a Non-Profit European Trade Association Based in Belgium

Aug 13, 2013

More than 60 billion PET bottles were recycled in 2012, according to Petcore Europe, a non-profit European trade association based in Belgium. Petcore chairman Roberto Bertaggia said the consumption of PET bottles is showing clear trends ...

Tags: Pet Bottles

PET Is The Largest Plastic Material Recycled in Europe

Aug 12, 2013

PET is the largest plastic material recycled in Europe, with the equivalent of more than 60 billion bottles recycled in 2012. PETCORE EUROPE Chairman Roberto Bertaggia says: "Despite the poor economic situation in the European region, the ...

Tags: PET Bottle Recycling, PET Bottle, Packaging, Printing

Approval Puts Holfeld on EC List of Approved Systems for Processing rPET

Mar 27, 2013

Ireland-based Holfeld said its new Diamat technology, a plastic extruder, can processes PET sheets with up to 50% recycled post-consumer PET. In a statement, the firm said: “The decontamination process is the nub; it involves 50% ...

Tags: PET flakes, PET sheets, food packaging

STF Made Available in North America Its Dry Label Removing Machine for Removing Labels

Mar 13, 2013

STF Group — a Germany-based manufacturer of plastic recycling and washing machinery, mainly for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) post-consumer bottles — has made available in North America its Dry Label Removing Machine for ...

Tags: STF Group, post-consumer PET, plastic recycling

The American Beverage Association Is Honoring America Recycles Day

Dec 17, 2012

The American Beverage Association is honoring America Recycles Day by supporting a pilot project called "Recycle on the Go" in Palm Beach County, Florida, to increase the amount of recycled cans and bottles and decrease the amount of ...

Tags: Beverage Industry, Public Space Recycling, Space Recycling

Midwest Exchange Enterprises Will Set up a New Plant for Recycling

Dec 5, 2012

Midwest Exchange Enterprises has announced that it will set up a new plant for recycling of food-grade post-consumer PET. Likely to be situated beside its existing recycling plant, the new facility spreads over an area of 120,000ft2 with ...

Tags: Recycle Food, recycling of food-grade, post-consumer PET

Bottles Made of PET Are Recycled to Reuse The Material

Nov 23, 2011

Bottles made of PET are recycled to reuse the material out of which they are made and to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills. In many countries, PET plastics are coded with the resin identification code number "1" inside the ...

Tags: Industry Knowledge, Learning Center, recycling

Plastic Recycling Is The Process of Recovering Scrap or Waste Plastics

Nov 21, 2011

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 ...

Tags: Industry Knowledge, Learning Center, plastic machine

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