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Aduro Clean Technologies and ECOCE: The greenest collaboration ever? By - Antoinette Smith Mexican producer responsibility organisation ECOCE and Canadian recycling startup Aduro Clean Technologies are collaborating to research using multi-material flexible packaging as chemical recycling feedstock. ECOCE will supply post-consumer flexible packaging for Aduro to evaluate its water-based Hydrochemolytic Technology (HCT). |
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Recycled plastics to bring discarded tyres back on the road. By - Sujita Sinha Charles Darwin University (CDU) in Australia's Northern Territory is researching a way to use millions of discarded tyres and recycled plastics to create stronger, more sustainable roads. This innovation aims to address the Territory's unique challenges, as nearly half of its waste tyres currently end up in landfills. |
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OPP and SNOC ensure that marine debris is given new life. By - William Bolton The Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign supported a valuable clean-up event in Singapore, organised by Ocean Purpose Project (OPP) and the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC). Volunteers gathered at Pasir Ris, a scenic area prone to marine debris, to protect coastal ecosystems. |
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Kelinle: Ready to rock the recycling boat with a high-quality FIC. By - Packaging Insights SK Chemicals and Chinese plastics recycler Kelinle are creating a Feedstock Innovation Centre (FIC) in Shaanxi, China. Unlike mechanical recycling, this FIC will convert fine particles from crushed PET bottles and also waste bedding materials into feedstock for chemical recycling, a claimed "world's first" for commercial waste bedding conversion. |
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Advanced plastics to the rescue, literally! By - José Luis Maruri-Casas Incorporating silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into plastics, particularly for medical and dental applications, significantly boosts antimicrobial efficacy. Studies confirm this combination maintains biocompatibility with careful concentration adjustment, offering a promising strategy for preventing device-associated infections. |
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That’s all for now. Issued in public interest by Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment,
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