The Spanish SCRAPs address the new obligations of the Royal Packaging Decree
April 19th 2024
Collective Systems of Extended Producer Responsibility (SCRAPs) emerge as a solution to comply with the obligations of the Royal Decree on packaging and packaging waste that all companies must comply with. This has been one of the main messages of the business meeting with all the SCRAPs of Spain held this week in...
UPM Raflatac receives RecyClass recognition
April 3th 2024
UPM Raflatac has received RecyClass recognition for its PE films with its multipurpose UV acrylic adhesive technology. The recognition expands UPM Raflatac's portfolio of RecyClass approved PE (polyethylene) label materials. These materials are recognized to be compatible with film recycling...
More than 250 companies at the meeting with SCRAPs
January 22, 2024
Taking advantage of the synergies between the different industrial and commercial packaging management systems, as well as guaranteeing efficient compliance with the law by companies that put packaging on the market, have been some of the main conclusions of the first business meeting with the presence of all Systems...
The business sector meets with all the SCRAPs in Spain
January 15, 2024
All the Collective Systems of Extended Producer Responsibility (SCRAPs) of Spain and companies meet for the first time in an event to address the new business obligations related to the management of industrial and commercial packaging waste, imposed by the Royal Packaging Decree and packaging waste. This meeting,...
The R3TORNADO project investigates the recyclability of thermoplastic waste
December 28th 2023
The R3TORNADO collaborative innovation project, with the participation of the Toy Valley Innovative Companies Cluster (CEIV), Related and Related Toy Industry Research Association (AIJU), IDONIAL Foundation, Acteco Productos y Servicios, S.L., Promak Selling Solutions, S.L. and the Spanish Center for Plastics (CEP), is located in...
Mondi and Skånemejerier present a single-material plastic packaging
November 13th 2023
Mondi has collaborated with Skånemejerier to create a single-material packaging based on polypropylene (PP) intended, among others, for ICA's Hushållsost cheese. The new packaging consists of a mono-material base sheet and a film cover, all produced and printed by Mondi before being converted into 1kg and 2kg cheese portions per...
Biological and chemical processes allow the recovery of PET plastic waste that is difficult to recycle
July 3, 2023
The ITENE technology center has developed new biological and chemical processes that make it possible to recover waste from multi-layer, single-layer and colored containers made of PET plastic (polyethylene terephthalate) that present difficulties for mechanical recycling or that are currently not recycled. These investigations have been carried out between June...
The Life Plasmix project enters its final phase
May 8th 2023
The LIFE Plasmix project is already in its final phase. Led by the company FCC Medio Ambiente and with the participation of ANAIP, ANDALTEC, Lindner Washtech Engineering, STADLER Selección, STADLER Anlagenbau, PELLENC and the University of Granada, LIFE Plasmix has set up a plant to mechanically recover, separate and recycle waste ...
New barrier film made from cellulose nanocrystals for food packaging
March 6th 2023
Israel-based Melodea introduces two recyclable barrier liners. MelOx™ is a high performance, plant-derived barrier coating that protects packaged products from oxygen and oil and grease transmission. VBcoat™ protects packaged products from water vapor and oil and grease transmission. The company ...
The Layertech project seeks solutions to improve the recovery of multilayer packaging
March 6th 2023
Layertech is a strategic intercluster project, promoted by the Packaging Cluster and the Food+i Cluster, where companies from the Ebro Valley: Aragon and Catalonia collaborate, with the idea of carrying out industrial research to improve the recovery of multilayer flexible packaging. The companies that are part of the execution of the project, ...
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