Tetra Pak signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Paper Mills (UPM), the UAE’s leading paper recycler, at Gulfood Manufacturing 2022, with the objective to increase the overall collection and recycling of used beverage cartons (UBC). Within the terms of this MOU, Tetra Pak will support UPM with UBC recycling capabilities including the …
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UPM Raflatac and Orthex have joined forces to offer household products and their labeling made of recycled plastic saved from ending up as marine litter. The products include buckets, wash bowls and water scoops. To achieve this, both companies are part of value chains that collect the plastic waste and transform it back into raw …
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Henkel and Cyclos-HTP Institute (CHI), a company specialised in the classification, assessment and certification of recyclability of packaging and goods, have announced a strategic partnership. This partnership brings together two vital components of the packaging and consumer goods value chain – adhesives and coatings and downstream recycling expertise. By working together, both companies make the …
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Amcor has announced a five-year deal with ExxonMobil to purchase certified-circular polyethylene material in support of its target to achieve 30% recycled material across its portfolio by 2030. The volume of material will increase incrementally each year, and is expected to reach 100,000 metric tons annually at the end of the five-year period. Made …
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The Cup Collective, a programme founded by Stora Enso and Huhtamaki to capture the value of used paper cups through recycling at an industrial scale, has welcomed its first partners. The new partners include McDonald’s, SSP – The Food Travel Experts, C2 Centre, and the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB), all further supporting …
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Coveris has announced a new business segment named ‘ReCover’, bundling all efforts in waste sourcing, processing, and recycling to close the loop for circular plastic recycling. ReCover to act as a separate company supplying Coveris sites on an arm’s length basis but also supplying third party customers that are interested in recyclates on a quality …
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CL has announced that their EcoFloat shrink sleeves have successfully been trialed in South Africa by PET recycling specialist Extrupet and have been approved for the local recycling system. This marks the arrival of the first approved shrink sleeve decoration solution for the PET beverage market in South Africa and will help boost recycling rates …
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In June 2020, WasteAid embarked upon an innovative and expansive programme in partnership with Huhtamaki to support circular economy solutions to the waste crisis in three locations: Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, Guwahati in India and Johannesburg, South Africa. The programme achieved WasteAid’s Circular Economy Networks which attracted over 1,000 members attending online webinars …
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Honeywell has announced to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Environ Adapt for Recycling Industries with the aim of advancing plastics recycling in the country. The two organisations to explore the development of the first chemical recycling facility in Egypt that would be equipped with Honeywell’s advanced technology, capable of converting waste …
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Sirane Group, one of the largest flexible pouch manufacturer in the UK, has announced to sign a deal for an undisclosed sum with Bobst for installation of the first Vision CI flexo press in the UK– and the only one customised to run Sirane’s water-based print technology. The installation of the Bobst VISION CI, …
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