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#RecyclingMatters! -> #Plastics #Plastics are versatile and durable materials that have many applications in various sectors. However, they also pose a significant challenge for waste management and environmental protection, as they are often discarded after use and end up in landfills or oceans. According to OECD-OCDE only 9% of #PlasticWaste is recycled worldwide. Therefore, #plastics #recycling is a crucial activity that aims to reduce the environmental impact of #plastics production. #MechanicalRecycling is the most established process for thermoplastics such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polystyrene (PS). However, it can only recycle #plastics that are clean, homogeneous, and compatible, it causes degradation in the polymer structures. In Europe, the #MechanicalRecycling rate was only 23% in 2021. For mixed, contaminated, or multi-layered plastics advanced recycling processes are required: Plastic Energy created a solution able to convert #Difficult_to_recycle mixed #PlasticWaste into a recycled oil, called #TACOIL, which can be used in petrochemical crackers as a replacement for fossil oils in the manufacturing of virgin-quality plastics, contributing to establish #plastics #CircularEconomy. Siemens #automation systems allows Plastic Energy to amend and scale their plants as they see fit. The two plants located in Spain use #PredictiveAnalysis software from Siemens to preempt issues and guarantee #OperationalStability and their operators are equipped with #SmartFieldDevices that make it easy for them to manage and maintain plant assets, ensuring maximum #reliability. Beyond the sites of Almeria and Sevilla, in 2021 Plastic Energy announced a JV with SABIC for a plant in the Netherlands and in 2022 a JV with TotalEnergies for a recycling plant in #Grandpuits, #France. Found more info about Plastic Energy: -> https://plasticenergy.com/ .. and how they leverage Siemens support: -> https://lnkd.in/eVbXtWRJ Adèle Naudy-Chambaud Carolina Vigo Benoit Neraudeau Lydie Heckmann Badis Cugniet

The world 🌍 is drowning in plastic waste, and current solutions aren't cutting it. So, where do we go from here? Dillon Baxter has a few ideas. At the UNC Cleantech Summit, NICO JOHNSON 🎙️ spoke with Dillon, co-founder and CEO of PlantSwitch. Dillon, recently named to Forbes 2024 30 Under 30, is leading the charge to transform agricultural byproducts into biodegradable materials. PlantSwitch's process turns rice husks into durable, compostable alternatives to single-use plastics. Their products decompose naturally, even outside commercial composting facilities, offering a sustainable solution to our plastic problem. Expect to learn: ⚡ How traditional plastic recycling is broken♻️ ⚡ How PlantSwitch uses agricultural waste 🌾 to create compostable products. ⚡ The real story behind consumer recycling (it’s more sinister than you might think) 🚮 Explore how PlantSwitch is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the biodegradable plastics industry. https://lnkd.in/eVRHSgdc #Sustainability #Innovation #plastics #environment

It's great to see our young innovators at colleges and universities working to contribute to tackling the world's plastic waste crisis. Worcester Polytechnic Institute was recently awarded grant funding aimed at evaluating converting plastic waste into valuable chemicals -- a process that our team at Encina has mastered to create ISCC-Plus-certified chemicals. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Manufacturing USA Institute, REMADE, has identified advanced chemical manufacturing as a sustainable manufacturing practice. At Encina, we remain at the forefront of advanced recycling technology, transforming plastic waste into valuable circular chemicals, and creating a future where nothing is wasted. https://lnkd.in/e5bnWxhR  #sustainability #advancedrecycling #mfg #circularmanufacturing

Plastics are around us, everywhere. Our foods - whether fresh or frozen, detergents and soaps, or then keyboard I’m writing on - are all made of plastics. If handled correctly, most plastics can be used for a long time and recycled into near-virgin quality. Making it happen requires effective collection and sorting. But how easy is it really to determine whether a plastic is PP, PE, PS or PET? ♻️ The people I met at the major recycling fair IFAT this week would be able to tell. But most people aren’t experts in making these distinctions. They shouldn’t have to be, because machines can do it better. TOMRA #Feedstock, the venture I am in charge of at TOMRA aims to close the circularity gap for plastics, focusing on sorting the plastics being lost to incineration or landfill today and enabling it for recycling. We ensure every last bit of plastic waste can be brought back to new life. Read more about what we do and where we’re setting up here:  https://lnkd.in/dQ_Ve-Sh #CircularPlastics #TomraHorizon #TomraFeedstock

Let's #quantify the #carbon retention in (recycled) #plastic products. Okay, but then you need a method to do that...? Such a method has been developed, and it was used to assess #carbon #loss in 3 different case studies for production, consumption and end-of-life treatment of plastic products (#BASEline scenario, #BIObased route and #ELECtrified route). A must read article for anyone involved in #plastics, #sustainability, #circularity and #decarbonization. Here is the link to read the article : https://lnkd.in/esp6CtBj Big thank you to our STEPChem colleagues Dr. ir. Stijn Van Der Perre and Tomas Wyns for grinding their teeth in this problem, in collaboration with prof. Kevin Van Geem/UGent. #vub #stepchem #sustainable #chemical #productions #plastics #carbonmanagement #carbonloss #plasticspackaging

As mentioned in the segment, about 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in the U.S. each year and only 5 to 6 percent of it is actually recycled. The rest ends up in landfills or is burned. Our chemical recycling technology at Resynergi aims to solve this problem by turning plastic back into plastic. We have a viable solution today that enables circularity using a modular, more localized approach than traditional approaches.  With plastic production set to triple by 2050, we're solving for a circular future. As noted, the industry is investing in our advanced recycling technology category. Exciting market opportunities ahead! #resynergi #circularity #circulareconomy #plasticcircularity #environmentalimpact #sustainability #environmentalsolution #recycling #recyclinginnovation #renewableenergy #advancedrecycling #cleanenergy https://lnkd.in/gcyU_V7H

PCR plastics help reduce the amount of plastic waste that ends up in landfills or the environment, thereby conserving resources and reducing pollution. Benefits to manufacturing companies: 1. Cost-effectiveness: Using PCR plastics can be more cost-effective than virgin plastics since the raw material is sourced from recycled materials, which can be less expensive. 2. Environmental responsibility: Companies can demonstrate their commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship by incorporating PCR plastics into their manufacturing processes. 3. Regulatory compliance: Many regions are implementing regulations and incentives to encourage the use of recycled materials. Using PCR plastics can help companies meet these requirements and avoid penalties. At Macplast, we consider the ecological transition a necessary process. That’s why we dedicate ourselves daily to developing products and production systems designed to ensure environmental, social, and economic sustainability. And it is precisely from this idea of a renewed sustainability policy that the new GOGREEN product range arose: a family of films designed and developed by our research centre to optimise the use of recycled materials. Products made using up to 50% of recycled material recovered of domestic and industrial waste. Designed to ensure the same performance as new polyethylene products, but with particular attention to the environment. As a matter of fact, GOGREEN products help reduce environmental pollution by exploiting and repurposing plastic waste materials. The entire production process has been certified with the PSV (Plastic Second Life) brand, which allows us to ensure maximum transparency for our customers. https://lnkd.in/d6Rng84b Macplast S.p.A. is a member of Blue Sentinel group. Alvaro Leal Giuseppe Di Cosimo, CFA Guillaume Macé de Lépinay Omar Di Marco Marco Parisi Federica Milesi Paola L. Francesco Cusumano Roberto Dino Veneziani Carlos Ramos Aguirre Vincenzo Palazzolo Lorena Longobardi Blue Sentinel #macplast #stretchfilm #plasticindustry #gogreen #enviromentallyfriendly #circulareconomy #gogreen #PCR #PIR #reuse

#Plastic_Bottle_Recycling Market Expansion Projected to Gain an Uptick During 2023-2032 https://bit.ly/3GYHNOI #Plastic bottle recycling is the #process of collecting and #reprocessing plastic #bottles that would otherwise be #discarded as waste, and #converting them into new #products. Recycling these #bottles reduces the amount of plastic #waste in landfills and #oceans, conserves natural #resources, and reduces #greenhouse gas emissions. Veolia REMONDIS Maintenance & Services GmbH & Co. KG SUEZ Biffa Republic Services Stericycle B & C Plastics Clean Earth Custom Polymers, Inc. Waste Connections PLASTIPAK HOLDINGS INC ET AL WELFARE BENEFIT TR #recycling #connections #maintenance #marketresearch #plasticsindustry #chemicalindustry #materials

#Plastic_Bottle_Recycling Market Share Charges Ahead with Huge Growth 2023-2032 https://bit.ly/3GYHNOI #Plastic bottle recycling is the #process of collecting and #reprocessing plastic #bottles that would otherwise be #discarded as waste, and #converting them into new #products. Recycling these #bottles reduces the amount of plastic #waste in landfills and #oceans, conserves natural #resources, and reduces #greenhouse gas emissions. Veolia REMONDIS Maintenance & Services GmbH & Co. KG SUEZ Biffa Republic Services Stericycle B & C Plastics Clean Earth Custom Polymers, Inc. Waste Connections PLASTIPAK HOLDINGS INC ET AL WELFARE BENEFIT TR #recycling #connections #maintenance #marketresearch #plasticsindustry #chemicalindustry #materials

Don't you hate it when you put your binoculars on the river only to find that the thing you thought was a bird is a piece of plastic trash floating towards the sea. Or you realize that you spent years sorting plastic labeled for recycling only to find it is landfill bound waste. What we know: - The world produces around 350–460 million metric tons of plastic waste each year - Less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled - An estimated 20 million metric tons of plastic litter ends up in the environment each year Clearly there is a critical need for people to think deeply about their behaviors, and for new technologies to help communities 1) keep plastic out of the environment and 2) to support plastics recycling and upcycling to extend the use. #DOE #EERE is looking for groups to join BOTTLE a consortium created to help solve some of the world's #plastic problems by supporting #innovation in early-stage R&D to incentivize waste plastics reclamation and "close the loop" on #plastics #recycling Check it out: https://lnkd.in/eTZK58cB #oceans #rivers #upcycling #pollution #sustainability #water #plasticfreejuly