Plastic Packaging Plastic packaging in top searches on environmental AI platform December 22, 2023 by plasticsinfomart A top search on environmental artificial intelligence (AI) system Ubuntoo following its launch in late 2023 was plastic packaging. This was followed by emissions, energy, climate, biodiversity, and agriculture. Ubuntoo is an AI system for environmental practitioners and is reportedly in use by teams at companies such as The Coca Cola Company, Target, and Subway. Former […] Read more »
Plastic Recycling GC collaborates with I.P. ONE to launch the “Vixol: Transformative Innovation for Sustainable World” campaign, marking the first time in Thailand of recycled colored plastic bottles. December 21, 2023 by plasticsinfomart I.P. ONE, a leading Thai FMCG market leader, supports the concept of Circular Economy and Zero Waste by partnering with ENVICCO, a company within the GC Group, and ALPLA Packaging to introduce the “Vixol: Transformative Innovation for Sustainable World” campaign for the first time in Thailand. This initiative involves transforming discarded colored plastic household waste into […] Read more »
Plastic Recycling Coca-Cola and Grab Launch ‘Recycle Me’ Recycling Program, Rewards Consumers for Collecting Empty PET Plastic Bottles December 21, 2023 / December 21, 2023 by plasticsinfomart TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The alarming plastic waste problem prompted Coca-Cola to partner together with Southeast Asia’s super app Grab to help consumers recycle empty PET plastic bottles. Together with Yayasan Mahija Parahita Nusantara and Waste4Change, Coca-Cola, and Grab are launching the ‘Recycle Me’ consumer recycling program, offering rewards to encourage people in Jakarta, Tangerang, and Bekasi to recycle […] Read more »
Plastics News Neste reports doubled plastic waste processing capacity in second half of 2023 December 21, 2023 by plasticsinfomart Neste claims to have doubled the amount of plastic waste processed at its Porvoo refinery in the latter half of 2023, reaching over 6,000 tons, and plans to develop the location into a renewable and circular solutions site. A series of industrial-scale processing runs with increasing volumes of liquefied waste has recently concluded at the refinery. […] Read more »
Plastics News New standard for circular plastics ensures higher quality and cost reduction December 20, 2023 by plasticsinfomart DIN SPEC 91481 improves the quality assurance of polyamide-based recyclates through the correction of previously insufficient data quality. It provides clear guidelines for the classification and description of waste and recyclates, thus simplifying trade in recycled plastics. In addition, the cooperation partners have developed a concept for a digital product passport for recycled plastics and […] Read more »
Material News Technology Material cleaning with state-of-the-art sorting technology December 20, 2023 by plasticsinfomart Scarcity of resources, environmental pollution, and global warming, call to rethink new ways to work towards a sustainable economy. The solution is a Circular Economy, in which waste is used as a valuable source of raw materials. As far as plastics are concerned, the EU has already set the recycling targets: plastic waste should be […] Read more »
Plastics News Resin Price Report: Resin Trading Records Best Quarter of the Year December 20, 2023 by plasticsinfomart The commodity resin markets had a very merry week as the calendar turned to December. Participants were eager to transact, knowing that business can quiet down significantly as the holidays approach, reports the PlasticsExchange in its Market Update. A welcome contrast to the generally sluggish 2023 market, Q4 has been the best quarter of the […] Read more »
Environment Environment could be in for a break after enzyme found that can devour plastic December 20, 2023 by plasticsinfomart Plastic pollution is a huge environmental challenge, contributing to the proliferation of extensive landfill sites across the world. Plastic does not degrade naturally in the same way wood rots or even metal rusts, meaning that once the material is discarded into the environment, its impact is felt for years. Less than 10 percent of plastic […] Read more »
