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a selction of white plastic bottles in forms usaally used for personal care products

Oct 24 2019

Sunlight degrades polystyrene in seawater faster than expected

study published by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) shows that polystyrene, one of the world's most ubiquitous plastics, may degrade in decades or centuries when exposed to sunlight, rather than thousands of years as previously thought. "Right now, policy makers generally assume that polystyrene lasts forever in the...

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Plastic detergent container on white background with clipping path

Oct 21 2019

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Chemically recycled plastic bottles by Henkel

Sonja Schulte

For the first time, Henkel has produced bottles using chemically recycled plastic in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Alpla. Through chemical recycling, mixed plastic waste that was previously impossible to recycle can be effectively reprocessed and reused. The pilot project with bottles of “Perwoll” is part of the ChemCycling project led...

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Colorfully drawn light bulb in a row of colored paper balls

Sep 23 2019

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Joint packaging development for dishwasher detergent line

Sonja Schulte

A successful joint development between Dow, brand owner RB, and converter Drukpol.Flexo has led to the creation of a new resealable pouch designed for recyclability and end-of-life disposal into existing recycling streams. Using Dow’s polyethylene (PE) films, the stand-up pouch was designed for RB’s “Finish” perfume-free dishwasher detergent line....

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Aug 27 2019

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Werner & Mertz certifies packaging by new label

Sonja Schulte

The first independent label that indicates the percentage of recycled plastic materials from the in Germany so-called Yellow Sack or Yellow Bin in products. The recycling of commercial and industrial waste is not included in the percentages in order to create targeted incentives for the reuse of plastic materials from...

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Aug 20 2019

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Universal flexo ink series packaging printing

Sonja Schulte

The printing ink manufacturer Zeller+Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG has formulated a new ink series with a modern formulation that is particularly suitable for demanding tasks in label and packaging printing. The UV-curing flexo inks of the “Uvaflex Y80” series are designed for non-food applications and printing speeds of up...

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Aug 19 2019

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Adding new methods to the plastics recycling chain

Sonja Schulte

A portion of collected plastic waste does not qualify for mechanical recycling and ends up incinerated instead. VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland complements the selection of sustainable recycling methods. A chemical recycling based on pyrolysis, which will turn nearly all plastics and their mixtures into oil – the raw...

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Sunlight degrades polystyrene in seawater faster than expected

Chemically recycled plastic bottles by Henkel

Joint packaging development for dishwasher detergent line

Werner & Mertz certifies packaging by new label

Universal flexo ink series packaging printing

Adding new methods to the plastics recycling chain

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