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Waste Management
Solvent-based Recycling
Teijin is developing a solvent-based recycling process as a new technology for the recycling of polycarbonate resin. This process enables the regeneration of polymers to virgin-comparable quality by dissolving and purifying them with solvents, even from post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials that contain impurities, which have been difficult to handle with conventional mechanical recycling.
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Emirates Biotech joins Circle consortium to turn food waste into PLA
Emirates Biotech, a Dubai-based manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers, has joined the Circle consortium, €27 million ($31 million) European initiative funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking under the Horizon Europe program, aimed at converting organic food waste into bio-based chemicals like PLA.
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Covestro and Fraunhofer UMSICHT sign contract for groundbreaking smart pyrolysis recycling pilot plant
Materials manufacturer Covestro and the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT have signed a contract to operate a 2kt per year pilot plant for smart pyrolysis of rigid polyurethane foam waste. The plant will be operational by 2028. The agreement marks a significant milestone in scaling up the technology to convert insulation...
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Circular Economy: the EU aims to transition to a circular economy for a cleaner and more competitive Europe.
There is only one planet Earth, yet by 2050, the world will be consuming as if there were three. The traditional linear model of ‘take, make, use, dispose’ is unsustainable and pushes us beyond planetary boundaries. In a circular economy, products and materials are kept in circulation for as long as possible, and waste and...
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2025 regulatory and waste management updates from Europe
Changes in the deposit return schemes in Ireland, Moldova, and Romania; modification in single-use plastic fees in Germany and the Netherlands; food contact material regulation updates in Denmark and Switzerland; and other news from the Nordic Council of Ministers, Iceland, Portugal, and the UK.
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Groundbreaking Bio-catalyst Developed for Efficient PET Plastic Decomposition
The Ministry of Science and ICT has announced a groundbreaking development in the field of plastic recycling. A joint research team, led by Prof. Kim Kyung-jin of the Department of Biotechnology at Kyungpook National University, and CJ CheilJedang, has developed a bio-catalyst with the world’s highest performance for decomposing PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic under industrial...
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