Austria’s first industrial mattress-recycling operation can now process as many as 500 mattresses per working day. LOOP-it says its system recovers around 80% of their materials while producing substantially fewer emissions than incineration.
Plastipak plans to introduce a single-pellet PET resin containing 30% recycled material, designed to help packaging manufacturers simplify processing while maintaining consistent performance.
Italy’s recycled plastics market is showing its first consumption decline in years, as weak demand, cheaper virgin polymers and imports pressure recyclers.
Researchers in Japan have developed recyclable biobased polymers from non-edible renewable materials that show tensile properties beyond common polyolefins.
Sulzer will supply PyroCon technology for Vitol’s WPU chemical recycling plant in Rotterdam, designed to process 80,000 tonnes of plastic waste yearly.
Circulose has added Eileen Fisher, Marimekko, Samsøe Samsøe and King Louie as partners, strengthening demand for textile-to-textile recycling before its Sweden production restart.
Site Zero in Sweden shows how high-quality plastic recycling can strengthen Europe’s raw material security, reduce fossil dependence and support PPWR targets.
GreenDot’s acquisition of Anviplas Spain strengthens LDPE recycling Europe by expanding film recycling capacity and securing local recyclate supply.
Denovia’s depolymerization technology highlights how chemical textile recycling could turn contaminated polyester waste into valuable reusable monomers.
