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.
Kurucsai Plastic has installed a Gneuss MRS extrusion line to process multiple PET feedstocks without conventional pre-drying, supporting more flexible and energy-efficient production of sheet for food packaging.
RecyClass has completed more than 500 plastic-packaging evaluations, giving companies a stronger scientific foundation for PPWR recyclability planning.
As the PPWR application date approaches, recyclers must improve shredding, sorting and cleaning to produce reliable, packaging-grade recycled plastic.
The polyester fiber market has a strong long-term outlook, but volatile feedstock prices, excess capacity and recycling challenges could reshape its growth.
Plastipak plans to introduce a single-pellet PET resin containing 30% recycled material, designed to help packaging manufacturers simplify processing while maintaining consistent performance.
Researchers studying Colombian mangrove soil have identified 12 potential plastic-degrading enzymes, including salt-tolerant and possibly heat-resistant candidates.
APR has extended its PCR program to verify the percentage of post-consumer recycled plastic in finished and semi-finished products across the supply chain.
Pellenc ST’s optical sorters and artificial intelligence are helping Suez improve material recovery at the modernized Firminy sorting facility in France.
