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            GLOBAL
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            RECYCLING

                        4     After the Covid-19
                             Pandemic: Visions
                             for Economic
                             Recovery

                    14       Goal: A Closed Loop
                             for Styrenics

                   20       Brazil: Challenges
                            for the Future

                  24      Waste Management
                          in Vietnam: The Race
                         Is on

                  33    Unlocking the Value
                        of “Hidden” Metals

                  36    Applying Standards
                       to the Circular
                       Economy

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EDITORIAL

                                 No Sustainability without Recycling
                                 The coronavirus pandemic has negatively affected the life and activities of
                                 millions of people around the world. Lockdown and social distance require-
                                 ments, a decline in demand, disruptions in value chains, the global downfall
                                 of economic performance and unemployment are consequences of the crisis.
                                 Thus, it is hardly surprising that probably everybody wants to know when the
                                 pandemic will end.

                                 No one knows when that will be. Until the fight against the virus is over, pro-
                                 tection measures are highly recommended. That also applies to face masks,
                                 which are said to become the next sought-after fashion accessory. These prod-
                                 ucts can also be made from recycled textile as – for example – fashion students
                                 of the LCI Barcelona (Spain) and the manufacturer Ballo in Cape Town (South
                                 Africa) have demonstrated. These masks combine fashion with recycling and
                                 sustainability.
Brigitte Weber
Editor-in-Chief                  According to some experts, the economic recovery could take more than a
                                 year. The Dutch banking group ING has warned that the world’s economy is
                                 unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels before 2022 at the earliest. In the
                                 opinion of the World Bank Group, the recovery phase can help build prosperity
                                 and resilience by contributing to the long-term potential and sustainability of
                                 a country’s development pathway. “There are encouraging signs from some
                                 countries – including China, Germany and South Korea – that are looking at
                                 green elements as part of their recovery.”

                                 Sustainability is the most frequently mentioned way to cope with the econom-
                                 ic damage. The waste management and recycling industries can make a major
                                 contribution to achieve this goal. The companies of this sector turn waste into
                                 raw materials while saving greenhouse gas emissions and energy. As the Bu-
                                 reau of International Recycling (BIR) described in its 2019 Annual Report, the
                                 carbon dioxide (CO2) emission savings achieved through recycling are signifi-
                                 cant: “Aluminium > 92 %, Copper > 65 %, Ferrous > 58 %, Paper > 18 %, Nickel
                                 > 90 %, Zinc > 76 %, Lead > 99 %, Tin > 99 %.” Another example: The recycling
                                 rates for used textiles are still low in Europe (26 %), China (15 %), United States
                                 of America (12 %) and Hong Kong (4 %).

                                 Some visions for the economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic are pre-
                                 sented on page 4. Furthermore, the company INEOS Styrolution informs about
                                 the intended closed loop for styrenics (page 14). Additional topics are Brazil’s
                                 challenges for the future (page20), Vietnam’s waste management (page 24)
                                 and European solutions concerning textile recycling (from page 29 onwards),
                                 to name but a few.

                                 We hope you get a lot of new and useful information from reading this current
                                 magazine.

                                 Furthermore, we would like to introduce our new Recycling Expo and Confer-
                                 ence for the recycling industry “eREC” to you (have a look at the page on the
                                 left side). The new expo is a virtual platform to network with each other. We
                                 kindly invite you to be there as an exhibitor or visitor.

                                 Yours, Brigitte Weber (weber@msvgmbh.eu)
Cover Photo: Benjamin Von Wong

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THIS ISSUE

                                     BUSINESS CHANCES
                                03   BIR’s Global eForum: Business Activity despite the Virus
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                                04   After the Covid-19 Pandemic: Visions for Economic Recovery
                                06   The Global Metal Recycling Market
                                07   Decreasing Lithium-Ion Battery Prices Present Opportunities
                                08   Indonesia’s Multistakeholder Action Plan
                                09   PUR-Recycling towards a Smart Circular Economy
                                10   Fluorescent Markers Poised to Address Sorting Challenges

                                     NEWSFLASH
                                12   Wrap Film Made from Recycled Material
                                12   Furniture Upholstery from Recycled Waste
                                12   New Member
                                12   USA: Recycling Market Development Platform
20
                                     ENTERPRISES
                                13   Europe: Initiative to Close the Glass Loop
                                14   Goal: A Closed Loop for Styrenics
                                16   Polystyrene – Made for Recycling like no other
                                17   Money for Circular Economy
                                18   Paper Packaging: New Action Group in Europe
                                18   New Food Waste Processing Facility in Indonesia
                                19   Facility in Riyadh to Be fully Operational by July

                                     MARKETS
                                20   Brazil: Challenges for the Future
24                              24   Waste Management in Vietnam: The Race Is on
                                29   The Fibersort Project
                                30   The Artist and his Commitment
                                31   Textile Recycling in Finland
                                32   Sweden: Large-Scale Automated Textile Sorting Facility
                                32   Yarn Collection Made of Recycled Materials
                                33   Unlocking the Value of “Hidden” Metals
                                34   Switzerland Helps to Boost Egypt’s E-Waste Recycling Industry
                                35   SCIP – The New ECHA-Database for Substances of Concern
                                35   USA: Recycling of Coal Mine Equipment
                                36   Applying Standards to the Circular Economy
                                37   Portugal Suspends Waste Imports
41
                                     MACHINERY
                                38   Global Launch on a Digital Platform
                                39   Artificial Intelligence: The Recycling Revolution
                                40   ADuro Shredders: New Product Line for Recycling
                                41   Cross Wrap Helps to Update Recycling Operations

                                43 EVENTS
                                44 IMPRINT

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                                BIR’s Global eForum:
                                Business Activity despite the Virus

                                T   he lockdown and the social dis-
                                    tance requirements because of the
                                coronavirus pandemic had prevented
                                                                                                                      trade because – in general – relatively
                                                                                                                      small volumes were currently being
                                                                                                                      shipped to Asia. A switch in Europe
                                the BIR convention in Istanbul in                                                     from fiber “over-supply” to “over-
                                May – but the Bureau of International                                                 demand” had intensified the focus on
                                Recycling has found a solution.                                                       supplying more local markets.

                                To inform its members about the latest                                                Providing a plastics and rubber per-
                                developments, the global eForum was                                                   spective, Max Craipeau of Greencore
                                created. The series of online webinars                                                Resources Limited (Hong Kong) agreed
                                ran from June 3 to June 23, and each                                                  that many multi-national companies
                                focused on the specific commodity                                                     based in the USA, Europe, Japan and
                                covered by the world recycling asso-                                                  South Korea were already looking to
                                ciation. This virtual event began with                                                move manufacturing operations from
                                the session of the International Trade                                                China to other countries in the region.
                                Council, moderated by its Chairman                                                    However, “you cannot switch such a
                                Michael Lion of Everwell Resources Ltd                                                huge production capacity overnight”
                                (China), and the theme was “Spotlight                                                 and so the process could take “months
                                On Global Trade - The impact of Pan-                                                  or years”, he is convinced.
                                demic on Global Markets”. An impor-
                                tant realization was, for example, that                                               BIR’s president Tom Bird expressed his
                                international trade still takes place;     in recent months as result of increased    opinion that – after the pandemic – the
                                however, the material volumes are          surcharges.                                trend to transfer industrial manufac-
                                low. The same applies to collection                                                   turing capacities from China to other
                                rates.                                     Mark Sellier of Global Metals Network      countries would intensify. That would
                                                                           Limited (Hong Kong) emphasized             be going to be an interesting period.
                                China                                      that in line with the many businesses
                                                                           taking “a very conservative approach”      India
                                With regard to present and future          to risk at present, his own company
                                markets, the People’s Republic of          favors secure payment before re-           George Adams of SA Recycling (USA)
                                China is still an economically influ-      linquishing title to goods. Business       identified the “tough” lockdown in
                                ential country; the attendees feel         conditions had been made more chal-        India as the biggest overseas trade
                                confident, that there will be a national   lenging because it was not possible        issue to emerge during the pandemic
                                stimulus package after the pandemic.       to visit customers’ yards/factories or     as it led to bank closures and docks
                                China would continue to be “a major        to assess such factors as stock levels,    being unavailable. Endorsing this
                                factor” in the global marketplace as a     he reported. However, his business         assessment, Greg Schnitzer of fellow
                                consumer of materials, David Chiao of      was looking to maintain regular direct     US company Schnitzer Steel Indus-
                                Uni-All Group (USA) is convinced. He       contact with customers through video       tries, Inc. added that “all markets are
                                also pointed out that the country with     links.                                     available today” and that the situation
                                new classification after July*) would                                                 in India was also easing. “Hopefully,
                                not consume mixed metal scrap but          Furthermore, there had been “con-          we’ve seen the worst of it and we’re
                                metal products. In view of internation-    siderable difficulties” in obtaining       coming out of this,” he said. “We’re
                                al trade, a container shortage earlier     CCIC-certification (China Certification    beginning to see demand pick up.”
Photo: Gerd Altmann / Pixabay

                                in the pandemic has ended, Chiao           & Inspection Group) in some parts
                                informed. He expects that a further        of Europe because of travel restric-       *) According to the latest BIR World Mirror on
                                container equipment imbalance could        tions and office closures, Mark Sellier    non-ferrous metals the standards for recycling
                                                                                                                      materials for brass, copper and cast aluminium
                                emerge in another month or so as           informed. Against this backdrop,           alloys were implemented in July this year. The
                                Chinese exporters were experiencing a      Sébastien Ricard of Paprec (France)        respective recycling materials “that have been
                                                                                                                      pre-processed abroad and meet the quality
                                growing shortage. Despite a drop in oil    said that no real issues had arisen with   standards of raw material products will be man-
                                prices, freight rates had headed higher    CCIC-certification with regard to fiber    aged according to product import rules”.

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After the Covid-19 Pandemic:
Visions for Economic Recovery

T    he coronavirus pandemic has dev-
     astated communities and econo-
mies around the world through the
global decline in demand, disruptions
in value chains and a deterioration in
financial conditions.

Governments around the world are
taking measures to cope with the eco-
nomic damage. The most frequently
mentioned way to do this is sustain-
ability and environmental protection.
According to Angel Gurría, Secretary
General of the OECD (Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Develop-
ment), “governments have a unique
chance for a green and inclusive recov-
ery that they must seize – a recovery
that not only provides income and
jobs, but also has broader well-being
goals at its core, integrates strong
climate and biodiversity action, and
builds resilience”. In his opinion, stim-   ment said. 500 billion Euro would be       the new Circular Economy Action Plan
ulus packages need to be aligned with       distributed in grants. Intention is that   at the forefront of the post Covid-19
ambitious policies to tackle climate        the funds will be used to reach the        recovery in the EU.
change and environmental damage.            EU’s objectives of climate neutrality
“Only such an approach can deliver          and digital transformation, to offer       The association representatives
win-win-win policies for people, planet     social and employment support as           stressed – in a statement issued to-
and prosperity.”                            well as to reinforce the EU’s role as a    gether with the joint call – the key role
                                            global player.                             played by Europe’s recycling industry
The European Union is on the same                                                      in turning waste into valuable raw
page. In May, the European Commis-          The proposals are subject to negotia-      materials while saving greenhouse
sion presented in European Parlia-          tions between the Parliament and the       gas emissions and energy. Not only
ment a 750 billion Euro economic            Member States in the Council.              for EuRIC President Cinzia Vezzosi, it is
stimulus plan that – along with a re-                                                  vital to use the momentum of the post
vised proposal for the EU‘s 2021-2027       Plea for the “Green Deal”                  Covid-19 crisis to direct a significant
budget amounting to 1.1 trillion Euro                                                  part of massive public investments
– should help mitigate the shock from       If the European Member States accept       towards circular industrial value
the coronavirus pandemic and pave           the suggestions, the three associa-        chains and infrastructures needed to
the way for a sustainable future. Part      tions representing waste manage-           make Europe climate-neutral by 2050.
of this solution is the Next Generation     ment and recycling industries at           In that respect, the joint call highlights
EU recovery plan that aims to address       European level – EuRIC (European           the importance of prioritizing certain
the damage caused by the pandemic           Recycling Industries Confederation),       measures aiming at:
and invest in a green, digital, social      FEAD (European Federation of Waste         — Stimulating the demand for second-
and more resilient EU. “Under the pro-      Management and Environmental                  ary raw materials through incen-
posal, the Commission would borrow          Services) and CEWEP (Confederation            tives, their greenhouse gas emis-
                                                                                                                                    Photo: Marc Weigert

the money on the financial markets          of European Waste-to-Energy Plants) –         sions and energy savings, recycled
using its high credit rating, which         will have achieved an important aim.          content targets and green public
should secure low borrowing costs,”         In May, the organizations had issued          procurement to bridge circular
the information provided by the Parlia-     a joint call to put the Green Deal and        economy and climate policy;

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— Further strengthening the internal      infusing resilient, long-term climate      tion of nearly 11.5 trillion US-Dollar
  market and, in particular, fasten the   solutions into future economic re-         and more than three million employ-
  creation of a well-functioning EU       covery plans.” Amid the backdrop of        ees in the USA. “The companies and
  market for secondary raw materials      Covid-19 and the full recognition that     investors calling for climate action
  thanks to simplified waste shipment     the safety, health and well-being of all   as part of economic recovery efforts
  procedures and EU-wide end-of-          citizens is the most immediate priority,   span across the American economy,
  waste criteria;                         ‘LEAD on Climate 2020’ was the largest     including retailers, manufacturers,
— Speeding up work on eco-design to       ever call to action from the business      healthcare services, food and bever-
  ensure that tomorrow’s products         community to the US Congress on the        age companies, outdoors industries,
  will last longer and be easier to       ongoing climate crisis, Ceres said. Spe-   technology companies and energy
  recycle when reaching end-of-life;      cifically, the businesses advocate for:    providers,” Ceres stressed. “The high
— Enhancing investment certainty          — An accelerated transition to a net-      level of participation is notable given
  by implementing current recycling          zero emissions economy by 2050 or       the disruption most of the companies
  targets and resuming a fact-based          sooner;                                 and investors are experiencing due to
  discussion on proper treatment          — More investment in resilient infra-      the economic collapse, as well as the
  of unrecyclable waste in Europe,           structure;                              current social distancing constraints
  through energy-recovery or final        — Effective climate solutions - includ-    on in-person advocacy.” This increased
  disposal.                                  ing those that fully leverage the job   corporate and investor policy engage-
                                             opportunities of zero-carbon indus-     ment comes at a time when the con-
US Businesses wish a resilient               tries;                                  sequences of the climate crisis have
and sustainable economy                   — Support for longer-term, market-         never been clearer or more dire, Ceres
                                             wide policy mechanisms such as a        stated. Last year, carbon dioxide levels
Also in the USA, major companies             price on carbon.                        in the atmosphere were at their high-
stand up for a more sustainable econo-                                               est levels in at least the last 800,000
my after the Covid-19 crisis. According   As reported, the participating busi-       years, and the World Meteorological
to Ceres – a sustainability nonprofit     nesses include more than a dozen For-      Organization (WMO) recently found
organization working with the most        tune 500 firms as well as trade associa-   that the last decade was the hottest on
influential investors and companies –     tions, medium and small businesses         record. “As US and global emissions
CEOs and representatives from more        from all 50 states, collectively repre-    have steadily grown over the years, so
than 330 businesses called in May on      senting combined annual revenues           has corporate and investor ambition
“a bipartisan group of federal lawmak-    of more than one trillion US-Dollar in     to reduce emissions – even amidst the
ers to build back a better economy by     revenue, a combined market valua-          current pandemic.”
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The Global Metal Recycling Market

T    he rising demand for recycled
     metals in automotives along with
the building and construction sec-
                                             globe in the past few years and
                                             growing conscious of sustainable
                                             development has encouraged the
                                                                                      The global supply of recycled metals
                                                                                      fell during the first months of the year
                                                                                      2020 due to the coronavirus. “The de-
tor are driving the purchase interest,       segment’s end users to use more          mand plummeted in China, and then
says market research and consulting          recycled metals.”                        the rest of the world as the pandemic
company Reports and Data. The global       — The demand for steel was slow in         led to industries and factories shut-
metal recycling market is forecast to        China in the year 2018, but it corre-    ting down. It also hit a pause button
grow at a rate of 7.0 percent – in terms     sponded with a rise in the rest of the   on consumer spending”, the market
of value – from 2020 to reach 86.11          world, mainly due to the then strong     intelligence and strategic consulting
billion US-Dollar by 2027, according to      economy in the USA. Increased            firm gave account. “The infrastructure
a new report by the USA-based firm.          consumer spending, as well as busi-      sector is not expected to witness any
“An increase in energy savings with          ness confidence, had led to a solid      growth in the wake of the virus.” The
decreased greenhouse gas emis-               product demand. “This boosted the        consumers all around the world would
sion levels and increasing consumer          demand for recycled metals in the        face reduced or lost income.
awareness regarding it are driving the       North American region.”
market for recycled metal”, the report     — Manufacturers are witnessing an          Rapid recovery
informs.                                     increase in prices for copper, steel
                                             and other raw materials, mainly due      According to the estimation, the
One of the reasons why the market is         to the Coronavirus pandemic. “This       market is expected to have a rapid
growing would be the high demand             is going to make the recycled metal      recovery after the pandemic. This
for steel and rapid industrialization        more appealing as the process of         is possible based on pent-up con-
and urbanization in emerging na-             recycling is far less expensive than     sumer demand – after stay-at-home
tions. “Moreover, increased concerns         mining for ore.”                         orders are rescinded – the company
towards the exhaustion of natural                                                     is convinced. But that scenario is not
resources at a faster rate have led gov-   Barriers to market growth                  guaranteed as there is an element of
ernments across the globe to formu-                                                   recovery involving not only the return
late favorable regulations concerning      Factors that will restrict the global      of positive household consumer senti-
the metal recycling industry, which is     market are the unorganized flow of         ment but also the ability and willing-
further boosting the metal recycling       waste metals and less scrap collection     ness of governments around the world
market.” According to the company,         zones, Reports and Data expects. The       to inject money into infrastructure and
also the scarcity of rare-earth metals     increasing cost of raw materials would     other public works projects.
would provide a growth opportunity         also hinder the demand along with
for the market.                            high labor charges. Furthermore, there     w www.reportsanddata.com/report-
                                           is the worldwide impact of Covid-19:       detail/metal-recycling-market
Further key findings suggest:
— The demand for ferrous material in
  metal recycling is growing. The us-
  age of it in several products is high.
  For instance, in the year 2018, the
  recycling rates for ferrous scrap in
  cars was 106 percent, for structural
  steel 98 percent, for appliances 90
  percent, for reinforcement steel
  70 percent and for steel cans 66.8
  percent.
— The dominant end-user of the
  recycled metal was the building and
                                                                                                                                 Foto: Diana Betz

  construction industry. It held the
  largest market share of 35.1 percent
  in 2019. “The increased ongoing
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                  Decreasing Lithium-Ion Battery Prices Present
                  Opportunities
                  T   he Irish company Research and
                      Markets has added the report
                  “Global Battery Recycling Market 2020-
                                                                                                     However, technological advancements
                                                                                                     in battery technologies are restraining
                                                                                                     the global battery recycling market’s
                  2028” to its offering.                                                             growth. Besides, lack of supply chain
                                                                                                     and low yield in battery recycling is
                  According to the analysis, this global                                             affecting the market growth. Fur-
                  market is predicted to grow at a                                                   thermore, safety issues regarding the
                  compound annual growth rate (CAGR)                                                 storage and transportation of used
                  of 9.10 percent from 2020 to 2028.                                                 batteries are challenging the growth of
                  It is boosted by increasing concerns                                               the battery recycling market.
                  among countries on battery waste
                  disposal coupled with strict rules and                                             The market report covers the countries
                  regulations. “The growing adoption                                                 from Latin America, Europe, North
                  of electric vehicles that majorly use    government subsidies provided to          America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle
                  lithium-ion batteries is another major   encourage battery recycling and the       East and Africa.
Photo: O. Kürth

                  factor driving the market growth”, the   declining lithium-ion battery costs are
                  information said. “Moreover, a high      creating immense opportunities for        w www.researchandmarkets.com/r/
                  recycling gap between batteries, the     the battery recycling market.”            idhsj0

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Indonesia’s Multistakeholder Action Plan

I  n April this year the national strategy
   document “Radically Reducing Plas-
tic Pollution in Indonesia: A Multistake-
                                              generated within Indonesia, the analy-
                                              sis said. The situation is expected to
                                              worsen in the next years.
holder Action Plan” was published.
                                              Needed: action and investments
As reported by World Economic
Forum, the plan lays out an evidence-         According to the information, the
based roadmap towards reducing the            Action Plan compares two possible
amount of plastic leakage into the            outcomes for the Republic of Indo-
country’s coastal waters by 70 percent        nesia: one is the “business as usual”
by 2025, as well as achieving near-           scenario, in which plastic pollution is
zero plastic pollution by 2040 through        projected to increase by one-third to
transitioning to a circular economy for       6.1 million tons in 2025 and more than
plastics.                                     double by 2040, even if the plastic
                                              waste collection rates keep pace with
“Indonesia’s unprecedented national           a growing waste generation. The
effort to take on plastic pollution is
crossing a new frontier in what is
possible”, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan,
                                                About the Action Plan
Coordinating Minister for Maritime
Affairs and Investment, wrote in the
                                                According to the World Economic Forum, the delivery of the Action Plan rep-
preface to the document. “Working
                                                resents a significant milestone in the work of the Indonesia National Plastic
from the basis of a radical idea, we
                                                Action Partnership (NPAP), the nation’s leading multi-stakeholder platform
have created a platform – the Indone-
                                                for shaping a unified and effective approach to tackling plastic pollution
sia National Plastic Action Partnership
                                                and waste. It was launched one year ago by the Government of Indonesia in
(NPAP) – to mobilize willpower from
                                                collaboration with the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), the flagship
all sectors and identify a clear path
                                                plastic action platform at the World Economic Forum, and is hosted at World
towards our goal to show that plastic
                                                Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia in Jakarta.
pollution is not too complex or too
enormous a challenge to overcome.”
                                                The Indonesia NPAP comprises over 230 member organizations from
In this context, he invites “all to join us
                                                national and local government, the business and investment community,
on this journey. As Indonesia puts this
                                                civil society and youth advocacy groups, foreign diplomatic missions, and
plan into action, we look forward to
                                                research and academia. To translate the recommendations in the Action
sharing our knowledge and to learning
                                                Plan into concrete action, its members have formed five new task forces on
from others on bringing solutions and
                                                policy, innovation, financing, behavior change, and metrics, in addition to
successes to scale”.
                                                continuing to address plastic pollution and waste through their respective
                                                institutions.
As reported, urgent action is needed
to turn the tide of plastic waste and
                                                The analysis and scenario methodology for developing the Action Plan
pollution in Indonesia. 70 percent
                                                were adapted from global research conducted by The Pew Charitable Trusts
of the country’s plastic waste – an
                                                and SYSTEMIQ, which will be published in full later this year under the title
estimated 4.8 million tons per year – is
                                                “Breaking the Plastic Wave”.
considered mismanaged in ways such
as being openly burned (48 percent),
                                                The Action Plan was shaped through close consultation and collaboration
                                                                                                                                 Source: World Economic Forum

dumped on land or in poorly man-
                                                with leading plastic waste and plastic pollution experts in Indonesia, includ-
aged official dumpsites (13 percent) or
                                                ing members of the Indonesia NPAP Steering Board, NPAP Expert Panel,
leaking into waterways and the ocean
                                                Government of Indonesia, and other key stakeholders.
(9 percent or 620,000 tons). Despite a
sharp growth in foreign waste im-
                                                w https://globalplasticaction.org/wp-content/uploads/NPAP-Indonesia-
ports in 2018, more than 95 percent
                                                Multistakeholder-Action-Plan_April-2020.pdf
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                             other is the System Change Scenario         — Doubling plastic waste collection       — Building or expanding controlled
                             (SCS), which would enact a series of          from 39 to more than 80 percent by        waste disposal facilities to safely
                             ambitious, society-wide transforma-           2025 by boosting state-funded and         manage non-recyclable plastic waste.
                             tions, including the following five key       informal or private-sector collec-
                             interventions:                                tion systems; this implies expanding    The reduction of plastics in the ocean
                             — Reducing or substituting avoidable          plastic waste collection to four mil-   until 2025 would require a total capital
                                plastic usage to prevent the con-          lion new households each year until     investment of 5.1 billion US-Dollar and
                                sumption of more than one million          2025.                                   an operational funding budget of 1.1
                                tons of plastics per year by switching   — Doubling current recycling capac-       billion US-Dollar/year in 2025 to run an
                                to reuse and new delivery models,          ity by building or expanding plastic    effective waste management and re-
                                changing behaviors and replacing           sorting and recycling facilities to     cycling system, the strategy document
                                plastics with alternative materials        process an additional 975,000 tons      said. Under the System Change Sce-
                                that yield improved environmental          of plastics per year. To achieve that   nario, Indonesia is expected to prevent
                                outcomes.                                  by 2025, large-scale recycling hubs     16 million tons of plastics entering
                             — Redesigning plastic products and            need to be strengthened in Java and     its coastal waters, create more than
                                packaging with reuse or recycling in       developed in urban centers outside      150,000 jobs and significantly improve
                                mind.                                      of Java.                                public health outcomes.

                             PUR-Recycling towards a Smart Circular Economy

                             T    he European PUReSmart project,
                                  which started in January 2019 and
                             will end in December 2022, explores
                             new methods, technologies and
                             approaches in order to transform poly-
                             urethane (PU) into a circular material.

                             The project consortium consists of
                             nine partners and develops smart sort-
                             ing technologies to separate a diverse
                             range of PU materials into dedicated
                             feedstocks; these will be broken
                             down into their basic components as
                             inputs for existing PU products, and
                             as raw materials for a newly designed
                             polymer that merges the durability
                             of thermosets with the circularity of
                             thermoplastics.

                             As reported on the PUReSmart
                             homepage, after twelve months, the          on a process with complete recov-         options are rather limited, the project
                             consortium could achieve “break-            ery of not only the polyol but also of    will bring new solutions to recover
                             through steps”. The development of          the isocyanate precursors (amines),       valuable raw materials out of EoL
Source: Ayming / PUReSmart

                             new chemistries to obtain covalent          which will hopefully lead to the first    materials to be re-used to make a new
                             adaptable polyurethanes (CAPU’s) is         recycled isocyanate in the world”, the    generation of CAPU foams. This will
                             moving forward. Also, the work regard-      consortium underlined. “The impact        close the loop and create opportuni-
                             ing the development of innovative           of PUReSmart is extremely important       ties for a circular economy.”
                             sorting methods is moving ahead.            in the treatment of End-of-Life (EoL)
                             “The PUReSmart project is working           PU products. As today the recycling       w www.puresmart.eu
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BUSINESS CHANCES

Fluorescent Markers Poised to Address
Sorting Challenges
¢ by Professor Edward Kosior

A    recent Greenpeace report claim-
     ing that some US companies are
incorrectly labeling plastic products as
recyclable reinforces the urgent need
for improved sorting and identification
solutions. As the report points out,
many MRFs (Materials Recovery Facil-
ity) only accept PET and HDPE due to
insufficient processing capabilities,
a situation for which there now is a
ground-breaking solution.

First, let’s look at one of the main is-
sues, Polypropylene (PP). Whilst the
packaging industry has invested in
marketing PP as recyclable, not being
able to differentiate between a food       packaging applications like crates and       went to recycling facilities. The rest
tray, soup pot and a fertilizer tub this   bins or, worse, goes straight to landfills   landed at incinerators or landfills.
obviously hampers the full recycling       or incinerators.                             Food grade plastic has been the most
potential of PP.                                                                        complex to obtain due to the risks of
                                           The issue is a global one. The Euro-         using second-hand plastics containing
According to the Greenpeace report,        pean Plastics Converters Association         toxic chemicals that are potentially
only 53 percent of surveyed MRFs take      (EuPC) reported that almost 60 per-          dangerous to human health. Now an
PP, and only 31 percent of US residents    cent of the European plastics convert-       innovative identification technology is
have access to PP collection. The          ing companies find it hard to get a          being deployed to separate plastic to
stumbling block is that recyclers need     supply of recycled plastics materials        food-grade quality in one single step,
to be able to identify a pack’s past       that meet their quality standards.           thereby radically transforming the
history during the sorting process,                                                     sorting process in recycling facilities.
and with no effective way of separat-      According to a 2019 report by the            A British consortium has developed
ing food grade from non-food grade         European Commission, of the 27.1             a technology that can rapidly and
polymers – little wonder – most of         million tons of plastic waste collected      efficiently distinguish between food-
it ends up being recycled into non-        in Europe in 2016, only 31.1 percent         grade and non-food-grade polymers,
                                                                                        identify black plastics and tag full-
                                                                                        length shrink-sleeves.

                                                                                        Plastic Packaging Recycling using
                                                                                        Intelligent Separation technologies
                                                                                        for Materials (PRISM) applies high
                                                                                        performing luminescent materials to
                                                                                        labels on plastic packaging, creating
                                                                                        what is best described as an invisible
                                                                                        barcode for plastics recycling. The
                                                                                        process is simple. Fluorescent markers
                                                                                        – produced from materials recovered
                                                                                        from fluorescent lamp recycling and
                                                                                                                                   Photos: PRISM

                                                                                        non-rare earth-based compounds –
                                                                                        are printed on labels or plastic pack-
                                                                                        aging sleeves. As the mixed plastic

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waste runs along the conveyor belt the                                                 95 percent for PET. That meets EFSA’s
high-speed sorting system is triggered      British Consortium of PRISM                (European Food Safety Authority)
by an ultraviolet (UV) light source that    Partners                                   stipulated 95 percent purity for PET
identifies the coded PRISM label and        — Nextek – PRISM project manager           food-grade plastic in a single sorting
reads his code, and air propels it into       and recycling R&D                        step. Other polymers such as PP may
the appropriate recycling stream.           — Brunel University London –               require two steps of sorting and can
                                              Wolfson Material Processing              reach upwards of 99 percent purity.
Following extensive trials, PRISM is          Luminescent expertise                    That is a significant step forward in
now well proven in MRF setups and is        — CCL Labels – Multi-national label        the sub-categorization of plastics,
plug & play ready. It is complementary        maker                                    which are sorted automatically at high
to existing NIR (Near Infrared) technol-    — Enlightened Lamp Recycling –             speed, and it opens up a wealth of new
ogy and can easily be adapted to most         Fluorescent lamp recyclers               opportunities for brand-owners wish-
sorting facilities around the world to      — Johnson Matthey – Specialty              ing to recover their packaging as part
target specific recycling streams such        chemicals, catalysis and process         of the circular economy.
as food contact plastic packaging. The        technology
innovative technology uses traditional      — Mirage Inks – Leading manu-              Trials have been successfully con-
labeling and branding methods and is          facturer for printing inks for           ducted with recycling organizations
designed to identify a host of different      packaging applications                   and brand owners, and the next stages
materials applying multiple markers         — Tomra Sorting – World leader in          of commercialization are in progress.
for a wide range of codes. These mark-        automatic detection systems              PRISM is set to become a vital step-
ers can be removed during recycling         — WRAP UK – Leading waste and              ping stone towards improved sorting
leaving no traces for the next cycle          resources charity UK                     capacity and should provide a much-
of use. Even the most challenging                                                      needed impetus to the struggling
plastic waste can now be sorted at full     Video: w www.youtube.com/                  recycling sector.
speed of two tons per hour to over 96       watch?v=R8_c3LdAzvo
percent purity with a yield in excess of                                               w www.nextek.org

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NEWSFLASH

Wrap Film Made from Recycled Material
P     olish company FOL-GOS is offering
      ecological stretch films suitable
for wrapping waste, which are made of
                                            founded in 2012. From the beginning,
                                            the company has been involved in the
                                            production of stretch film.
                                                                                        tive tests of our film with other com-
                                                                                        petitive films (domestic and foreign)
                                                                                        produced from primary raw materials
recycled materials and are recyclable                                                   confirmed our good quality and us-
as well. As reported, the multilayer        The manufacturer cooperates with            able parameters of our film, compa-
structure of the products (stretch-abil-    the Center for Commodity Research,          rable to the parameters produced
ity: 50 to 70 percent) ensures high bar-    a special-purpose company at the            from the original raw material,” the
rier properties. Furthermore, the films     University of Economics in Poznań           company informs.
are dedicated to all types of wrappers      Sp. z o.o. to examine quality and
available on the market. FOL-GOS was        properties of its products. “Compara-       w www.folgos.pl/en

Furniture Upholstery from Recycled Waste
T   essutica, which belongs to
    Belgium-based Beaulieu Interna-
tional Group (B.I.G.), has announced
                                            “Greencare” is certified under the
                                            Global Recycle Standard (GRS) label.
                                            The fabrics base on recycled yarns
                                                                                        chain. With growing demands for
                                                                                        sustainability within the business
                                                                                        world as well as from end-consumers,
a new product line: “Greencare” is          from regular post-consumer PET              Tessutica felt it was the right choice
the company’s new collection with           bottles from the oceans, landfills and      to offer a product line that comes
100 percent recycled and recyclable         upcycled cotton from garments. For          with a full guarantee of environmen-
upholstery fabrics. After use, the          this, Tessutica partnered with the          tal consciousness.
fabrics can be recycled into pellets        Seaqual project, which brings plastic
again. According to the information,        waste back into the manufacturing           w www.tessutica.com

New Member
P    ortugal-based company Intraplás,
     Indústria Transformadora de Plás-
ticos, S.A. has joined the organization
                                            members, including COEXPAN, ELIX
                                            Polymers, Exiba, Greiner Packaging,
                                            INEOS Styrolution, Repsol, Tomra,
                                                                                        development and industrialization
                                                                                        of new recycling technologies and
                                                                                        solutions. It aims to strengthen the
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS). As      Total, Trinseo and Versalis (Eni).          sustainability of styrenic products
reported, Intraplás has over 50 years of                                                while improving resource efficiency
experience in extrusion, thermoform-        Styrenics Circular Solutions is the         within the circular economy.
ing and printing in the packaging sec-      value chain initiative to increase the
tor for the food industry, specialized in   circularity of styrenics. The initiative    w www.styrenics-circular-solutions.
the dairy sector. They join fellow SCS      engages the entire value chain in the       com

USA: Recycling Market Development Platform
T   he company More Recycling has
    launched a Recycling Market
Development Platform, which will be
                                            U.S. EPA stats (2017)”, More Recycling
                                            wrote in its press release. “Recycling is
                                            not as impactful as simply consuming
                                                                                        were needed to overcome the expo-
                                                                                        nential economic imbalance facing the
                                                                                        recycling industry.
available through www.CircularityIn­        less or reusing more, but it is a criti-
Action.com.                                 cal step in conserving resources and        As emphasized, the new platform
                                            reducing greenhouse gas emissions.          is offered for free. More Recycling is
The purpose is to illuminate circularity    This recycling and compost rate has         supported by the American Chemistry
in action and to connect people with        the potential to fall even lower without    Council as the first Premier Patron
tools and resources. “The recycling         large-scale action, especially with the     of Recycling Market Development
and composting rate is only 35.2 per-       additional challenges we face due to        Platform.
cent of the total material waste gener-     the global pandemic.” Better policy
ated in the U.S., according to the latest   and greater innovation for circularity      w www.CircularityInAction.com
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Europe:
                          Initiative to Close the Glass Loop

                          T    he Association of Cities and
                               Regions for sustainable Resource
                          management (ACR+) has joint the Eu-
                                                                     The platform

                                                                     Glass is already Europe’s most recycled
                          ropean initiative, which was founded       food and beverage packaging material
                          by FEVE (Federation of European            – the latest figures put the collection
                          manu­facturers of glass containers),       rate at 76 percent (EU-28: about 12.4
                          FERVER (the association of glass recy-     million tons in 2017). Most of the 30
                          cling companies in Europe) and EXPRA       billion collected containers go back
                          (the Extended Producer responsibility      into the batch of one of the 160 plants
                          Alliance), to name but a few. The goal     in Europe; the average batch contains
                          is to achieve 90 percent of glass pack-    52 percent recycled content. “Yet new
                          aging collection for recycling by 2030.    glass containers could be produced
                                                                     with more recycled glass, and we want
                          ACR+ represents 1,100 municipalities       to make that happen”, FEVE pointed
                          and 52 local and regional authori-         out. “By recycling more and better, we
                          ties and joins “Close the Glass Loop”      can progress on new EU 2030 recy-
                          putting their extensive network at the     cling targets and the UN Sustainable
                          disposal of the platform. “Thanks to       Development Goals – particularly SDG
                          the cooperation of its members, ACR+       12: Responsible Production and Con-
                          will have a key role in gathering data     sumption – and achieve sustainable
                          to build an overview of how the glass      growth opportunities in the Circular
                          collection and sorting chain work in       Economy. Recent European legisla-
                          the Member States, cross-analyzing         tion has set new real recycling targets.
                          for these national frameworks and          The revised Packaging and Packaging
                          local waste practices”, FEVE said. “This   Waste Directive is increasing recycling
                          intelligence-gathering work will enrich    targets for glass packaging to 70 per-
                          the Close the Glass Loop campaign          cent by 2025 and 75 percent by 2030
                          and will encourage key stakeholders to     per country. Most importantly, new
                          focus more on end-of-use glass pack-       EU targets now measure the actual
                          aging management as a key sustain-         recycling of packaging materials – not
                          able resource that needs to be better      just collection rates. This means that

                                                                                                                  It takes real
                          exploited.”                                to achieve these real recycling targets,
                                                                     we will need to make more effort to

                                                                                                                  giants to handle
                                                                     increase and improve collection.”

                                                                     “Close the Glass Loop” aims to in-
                                                                     crease the recycled content available        wastemonsters
                                                                     to the industry, by collecting more
                                                                     and better glass upfront. The whole          Vecoplan-Shredder – the
                                                                     value chain is involved in recycling:        power pack in pre-shredding
                                                                     from the glass producer to the brand
                                                                                                                  for alternative fuel processing
                                                                     owner and the filler, to the consumer
                                                                     and glass treater passing by the EPR
                                                                                                                  Vecoplan machines and systems are
                                                                     and Waste Management Schemes, as
                                                                                                                  designed to offer the maximum for your
                                                                     well as collectors and municipalities.
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                                                                                                                               Photo: INEOS Styrolution
Goal: A Closed Loop
for Styrenics
The Germany-based company INEOS Styrolution has demonstrated
that a circular economy regarding styrenics is possible. That is a consi-
derable step forward, based on mechanical and chemical recycling.

H
                eadquartered in Frankfurt am Main, the          Our aim and our dedication at INEOS Styrolution is to cre-
                company produces styrene monomer, poly-         ate sustainable styrenics solutions that have the product
                styrene, ABS standard and styrenic special-     performance and properties on par with conventional solu-
                ties with more than 90 years of experience      tions. Launched in October last year, our two new recycled
                and production facilities in Europe, Asia and   ABS grades, Terluran ECO GP-22 MR50 and Terluran ECO GP-
the Americas. With its production technology, advanced          22 MR70, contain respectively 50 and 70 percent of recycled
research and development skills, Intellectual property          post-consumer ABS from waste electrical and electronic
(IP) and patents, INEOS Styrolution sees itself as perfectly    equipment (WEEE). The properties of these recycled grades
equipped to ensure the highest level of quality, efficiency     match the property profile of the virgin ABS grades.
and innovation. In the following interview Johannes Mus-
seleck, Director of Global Strategy at INEOS Styrolution,       There has been a high demand by brand owners interested
informs GLOBAL RECYCLING Magazine about the company’s           in these products. During the past months, Terluran ECO
solutions for a circular economy.                               was widely tested by big brand owners, who gave very
                                                                positive feedback about how it is meeting their expecta-
Since early 2018, INEOS Styrolution has been exploring the      tions. This ideal drop-in solution does not compromise
mechanical recycling of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene         in performance, and manufacturers do not need to adapt
(ABS), and now offers the first two products of the newly       their technology or production processes. Moreover, this
launched ECO family. Can the products’ properties match         recycling process is less energy-intensive, has a much lower
the profiles of their non-recycled counterparts?                carbon footprint in comparison to conventional production

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processes and will reduce the amount of waste that ends           INEOS Styrolution is also offering the integration of renew-
up in a landfill. Today, we are in different stages of develop-   able feedstock as a replacement for fossil fuel in upstream
ment with several customers to implement Terluran ECO             existing petrochemical installations. What is the benefit of
grades in their running processes. In short: The product          bio-attributed styrene?
properties of the new material absolutely match the prop-
erty profile of its non-recycled counterparts.                    In addition to our efforts to drive mechanical and chemical
                                                                  recycling, we are also offering the integration of renewable
In 2019, INEOS Styrolution achieved a breakthrough in the         feedstock as a replacement for fossil fuel. This approach
chemical recycling of polystyrene. Furthermore, the com-          allows us to create more sustainable supply chains while
pany is working on the realization of this method on a pilot      retaining our already optimized and highly efficient infra-
and industrial scale. What specific measures have been            structure and processes. By using bio-attributed feedstock,
planned – or have already been implemented?                       we aim to reduce our environmental footprint and save
                                                                  valuable resources. The feedstock we source complies with
Indeed, in April 2019, we produced a lab-scale quantity of        the highest sustainability certification criteria by RSB (The
general-purpose polystyrene from 100 percent recycled             Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials). That means
styrene monomer in our Antwerp plant in Belgium. The ma-          that the renewable feedstock does not compete with food
terial was the result of experimental polystyrene produc-         production and does not contribute to deforestation. Using
tion runs with styrene monomer feedstock produced from            bio-attributed styrene offers us a 74 percent lower green-
the depolymerization of post-consumer polystyrene waste.          house gas footprint when compared to styrene produced by
That is part of our dedicated efforts to close the loop on        fossil fuel. And for our customers, this approach presents a
polystyrene, one of the most recyclable plastics materials.       “drop-in” solution with identical product quality and prop-
Therefore, we teamed up with commercial partners, re-             erties and therefore does not require product development
search institutes and leading-edge technology providers to        or new registration and regulatory approvals.
build first production sites with significantly bigger capaci-
ties. In Europe, we collaborate on a depolymerization facil-      On an industrial scale, how much post-consumer material
ity in Antwerp, Belgium. In the Americas, we are engaged in       would be required for mechanical or chemical recycling?
setting up a depolymerization plant in Channahon, Illinois,
USA, next to our existing polystyrene plant.                      We plan to develop first industrial plants with capacities of
                                                                  around 15 kilotons per year. But we do not stop there. We
We have provided some batches of recycled polystyrene to          are already looking at longer-term volume scenarios, and
some of our customers to test and jointly develop commer-         together with partners, we analyzed the waste value chain.
cial solutions. We also have promising early results from         The good news is that we have been able to identify nearly
two independent life impact assessment (LCA) studies on           all of the polystyrene packaging volumes that are put on
chemical recycling, which show at least 37 percent lower          the market in the waste value chain, so it is not getting lost.
CO2 footprint compared to fossil-based styrene. That is a         That means that we can use it for recycling. Our analysis
positive outcome for the depolymerization technology and          clearly shows that the available waste will be sufficient for
will drive it forward.                                            our recycling plans.

                                                                  What would a circular economy for styrenics look like?

                                                                  Plastics waste is too valuable as a resource to incinerate or
  Johannes Musseleck is the Director of Global Strat-
                                                                  landfill it, and styrenics are made for recycling due to their
  egy at INEOS Styrolution; before that, he worked as
                                                                  unique chemical properties. We strive to provide sustain-
  the Director of Supply Chain Management. He works
                                                                  able solutions to our customers and end-consumers such
  on implementing the company’s Triple Shift growth
                                                                  as producing high-quality products from recycled materials
  strategy, leads various strategic global projects as well
                                                                  and offering the integration of renewable feedstock as a
  as the global Regulatory Affairs team, and is developing
                                                                  replacement for fossil fuel. But this cannot be achieved by
  INEOS Styrolution’s strategy for the Circular Economy.
                                                                  one company alone, so we are trying to collaborate with
                                                                  companies along the value chain to close the loop from
  Johannes Musseleck holds a degree in Economics
                                                                  waste collection, sorting, recycling, and production of new
  from Trier University. His career began at BASF in 2000,
                                                                  goods from recycled and bio-attributed materials.
  where he held various positions in marketing, sales,
  and innovation management before moving to INEOS
                                                                  Mr. Musseleck, thank you for the interview.
  Styrolution in 2011.
                                                                  w www.ineos-styrolution.com
                                                                                                     GLOBAL RECYCLING 2/2020   15
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                                                                                                                      Advertorial:

Polystyrene – Made for recycling like no other

A   s the global market leader in
    styrenics, INEOS Styrolution is
convinced that the future of the com-
pany lies in delivering innovative and
circular solutions for its customers.

To achieve this, we consider a holistic
approach, taking into account the
impacts of our entire value chain: from
R&D, resource-efficient production,
prevention of waste leakage, through
to waste collection, sorting and reuse,
recycling or recovery of our products.

We have a proven track record in inno-
vation and R&D and we are using this
expertise to contribute to circularity.
We continue to strive for resource-effi-
cient operations and are continuously
reducing our energy use as well as our
emissions. We participate in the stew-
ardship programme Operation Clean
Sweep® and embed good practices
for the containment of pellets in our
day-to-day practices and management
                                                    First polystyrene, recycled with depolymerisation
systems at all our production sites,
                                                                                process
and encourage logistics suppliers to
also adopt these good practices.
                                             of plastics by collaborating with not    forces in a collaborative industry initia-
We have embarked on several proj-            only styrenics manufacturers but also    tive with PlasticsEurope to support
ects focused on chemical recycling           the entire value chain. We have joined   waste collection, sorting and technol-

                                                                                      ogy development. We are also part
                                                                                      of the joint European initiative of the
                                                                                      styrenics industry called Styrenics
                                                                                      Circular Solutions (SCS) to increase the
                                                                                      circularity of polystyrene. We believe
                                                                                      the synergies of these technologies
                                                                                                                                     Photo/Graphic: INEOS Styrolution Group GmbH

                                                                                      will help in speeding up the imple-
                                                                                      mentation and shorten the time to
                                                                                      market.

                                                                                      By offering styrenics solutions that de-
                                                                                      liver strong, sustainable performance,
                                                                                      we will ensure that our customers’
                                                                                      businesses and end consumers’
                                                                                      choices become more sustainable.

                             Circular economy for styrenics                           w www.ineos.com
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Money for Circular Economy

H    uhtamaki and WasteAid an-
     nounce a global partnership
to drive community-level circular
                                          According to Huhtamaki, its funded
                                          project “will provide financial sup-
                                          port to WasteAid to deliver education
                                                                                        the local team prevented a million
                                                                                        plastic bags from being burned or
                                                                                        reaching the ocean,” Charles Héaulmé,
economy innovations in key loca-          and training on waste management              President and CEO of the packaging
tions.                                    and circular systems. It will enable          producer, is cited. “We will be learning
                                          WasteAid to work with key stakehold-          from our partnership with WasteAid
The global active Finnish packaging       ers in Johannesburg (South Africa), Ho        and will share our insights with global
company Huhtamaki and UK-based            Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Guwahati          stakeholders as part of our sustain-
international charity WasteAid have       (Assam, India) to fast-track and am-          ability journey to deliver on our 2030
announced a 900,000 Euro partnership      plify local solutions that create value       strategy.”
“to drive community-level circular        and reduce waste and pollution, in line
economy innovation in Vietnam,            with the UN’s Sustainable Develop-            WasteAid, which was set up by waste
India and South Africa for a two-year     ment Goals.”                                  management professionals to tackle
period”. To mark its 100th anniversary,                                                 the global waste crisis, would bring its
Huhtamaki is also donating three          Huhtamaki, a global player in sustain-        expertise in sustainable waste man-
million Euro to global sustainability     able food-on-the-go and food-on-the-          agement to share skills, develop busi-
initiatives with a local impact – act-    shelf packaging solutions, “chose to          ness ideas and create end-markets for
ing today, educating for tomorrow         partner with WasteAid as it is already        recyclable materials, driving innova-
and funding innovation for the future,    making a positive impact on plastic           tion and developing a new generation
“making a difference where it matters     pollution. An illustration of this is their   of green entrepreneurs locally.
most to help address global sustain-      project in West Africa, where trainees
ability challenges and build circular     are turning plastic waste into useful         w www.huhtamaki.com
economy initiatives”.                     products like paving tiles. Very quickly      w www.wasteaid.org

                                                                                                    GLOBAL RECYCLING 2/2020   17
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Paper Packaging: New Action Group in Europe

T    he partners of the European paper
     sector in the industry alliance
“4evergreen” intend to boost the con-
                                           the development of alternative pack-
                                           aging materials including fiber-based
                                           packaging with a view to helping con-
                                                                                        ambition is higher. We are driving a
                                                                                        system-wide shift to transition to the
                                                                                        next level of circularity and climate
tribution of paper-based packaging in      sumers make more climate-friendly            resilience. ‘4evergreen’ will be the
a circular economy. Cepi (Confedera-       choices,” the association explained.         place for the whole industry value
tion of European Paper Industries), the    “4evergreen” was created as a forum          chain to co-create and collaborate for
association representing the paper in-     to engage and connect industry mem-          a change.”
dustry in Europe, has arranged a new       bers from across the sector’s value
alliance called “4evergreen”. It aims to   chain – from paper and board produc-         The first “4evergreen” alliance mem-
boost the contribution of fiber-based      ers to packaging converters, brand-          bers include Nestlé, Danone, Mars,
packaging in a circular and sustainable    owners and retailers, technology and         Stora Enso, Smurfit Kappa, Sappi,
economy that minimizes climate and         material suppliers, waste sorters and        Metsä Board, UPM, Mayr-Melnhof
environmental impact.                      collectors.                                  Group, Reno de Medici, Mondi, Burgo,
                                                                                        Kotkamills, DS Smith, Heinzel Group,
According to Cepi, the initiative in-      “Fiber-based packaging can be a              Ahlstrom Munksjö, International
tends to increase awareness about the      game-changer for material substitu-          Paper, BillerudKorsnäs, Huhtamäki,
benefits of these packaging materials,     tion”, Eija Hietavuo, Chairwoman of          SEDA, SIG Combibloc, Tetra Pak,
advocate for EU legislation supporting     the new action group and Senior Vice         Elopak, Walki, Schur Group, Cardbox
product design for recyclability, and      President Sustainability Stora Enso          Packaging, Firstan Ltd., Westrock,
call for the development of optimized      Consumer Board, was cited. The com-          Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. KG,
collection systems for materials           mon goal would be to deliver a holistic      Graphic Packaging International, AR
dedicated to recycling and appropriate     approach to optimize the sustainabil-        Packaging, Baumer hhs GmbH, Van
recycling infrastructures. “The rise of    ity and circularity of the packaging’s       Genechten Packaging Group, Sonoco
environmental awareness and con-           life cycle. “The time to act is now!” Jori   and VTT. The alliance is welcoming
sumer concerns as well as the increase     Ringman, Director General at Cepi,           more organizations to join the col-
of packaging, focused regulation, such     stated. “Our industry already has a          laboration.
as the Single-Use Plastics Directive,      strong track record in environmental
have helped companies to accelerate        performance and recycling, but our           w www.cepi.org/4evergreen

New Food Waste Processing Facility in Indonesia

T    idy Planet, a technique provider
     for organic waste, has partnered
with shredding expert Untha UK to
                                                                                        and two B2500s – the largest Rocket
                                                                                        Composter the company manufac-
                                                                                        tures”, the company informed. Follow-
supply an industrial-scale solution for                                                 ing a year-long tendering process, the
a new multi-million-pound Integrated                                                    Cheshire-based firm has also teamed
Waste Management Facility (IWMF)                                                        up with Untha UK, which would supply
at a gas pipeline expansion project in                                                  an LR1000 wood shredder and an RS30
Indonesia.                                                                              four-shaft plastic shredder as part of
                                                                                        the bid for the IWMF. Other UK organi-
As reported, Tidy Planet has previous-                                                  zations are also involved in the waste
ly worked on a variety of composting                                                    management overhaul, supplying can
projects in the global oil and gas sec-    ed per day at a liquid gas plant in Tan-     baling systems, control packages, and
                                                                                                                                 Photo: Tidy Planet

tor. This latest venture would require     guhh. “Processing of the large volume        packing/crating services.
numerous processes to treat plastic,       of food wastes will be achieved with
metal and wood wastes as well as five      a commercial-scale version of Tidy           w www.tidyplanet.co.uk
additional tons of food waste generat-     Planet’s Dehydra Dewatering system           w www.untha.co.uk
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