COtooCLEAN Reinvents Recycling of Flexible Plastic Film
Pressure is mounting to increase food-grade recycled content in flexible packaging and cutting-edge technologies are redefining what is possible for plastic film recycling. This article explores how advanced mechanical recycling, supercritical CO₂ decontamination technology, and waterless recycling processes are enabling post-consumer polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) films to be transformed into high-quality food-contact compliant recycled materials.
Nextek, Coveris Launch Food-Grade Recycling Demo Plant for Polyolefin Film
As demand grows for food-grade recycled plastic packaging and circular solutions for flexible films, innovative technologies are helping overcome one of the sector’s biggest challenges: effective decontamination of post-consumer polyolefin waste. One such technology is COtooCLEAN developed by Nextek, which has recently launched a demonstration plant in conjunction with Coveris in Louth to enable food-grade recycling of flexible PE and PP films using super critical CO₂.
From Impossible to Circular: Unlocking Recycling Pathways for Pharmaceutical Packaging
As sustainability regulations tighten and healthcare companies accelerate their circular economy commitments, the challenge of creating viable recycling pathways for pharmaceutical packaging has moved firmly into the spotlight. This article explores how innovations in pharmaceutical packaging recycling, advanced plastic decontamination technologies, circular packaging design, and closed-loop recycling systems are helping transform traditionally hard-to-recycle healthcare packaging into valuable resources.
