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US Plastics Pact unveils recycling strategy
The US Plastics Pact, a consortium launched in August 2020 and led by The Recycling Partnership and WWF as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Pact Network, has published its Roadmap to 2025 strategy, which it says is supported by nearly 100 companies, NGOs and other organisations. The plastics packaging
strategy has four specific nationwide targets: n Define a list of packaging to be designated as problematic or unneces- sary by 2021 and take measures to eliminate them by 2025
n 100% of plastic packag- ing will be reusable, recyclable, or composta- ble by 2025
n By 2025, undertake ambitious actions to effectively recycle or compost 50% of plastic packaging
n By 2025, the average recycled content or responsibly sourced bio-based content in plastic packaging will be 30%.
Cedo to double capacity
Flexible packaging group Cedo has announced it plans to more than double its capacity for recycling plastic films by 2024. Ton Emans, Group
Emily Tipaldo, Executive
Director at the US Plastics Pact, said: “The Roadmap is designed to help US industry leaders act on the significant, systemwide change needed to realise a circular economy for plastics by 2025. The time frame is short, and the workload is immense, but if we choose to do nothing, the visions of a circular economy across the US will give way to the status quo. We look forward to working with all our members to drive this critical change.” The consortium said it has “hopes of bringing one unifying voice to plastic packaging guidelines, policy, education, labelling, access, and infrastructure. Unlike any other existing US
initiative, the US Pact provides overarching leadership and accountabil- ity by aligning to develop a national strategy, advance shared goals, and measure the strength of progress through annual reporting”. The American Chemistry
Council said it supported the goals of the Plastic Pact’s Roadmap but commented that it did not contain any recognition of the role that advanced (chemical) recycling will play in recycling waste streams such as multilayer pouches and film, mixed plastics and polystyrene foam food containers. The ACC released its own Roadmap to Reuse last year. �
https://usplasticspact.org
Director Recycling at Cedo, said: “This expan- sion is the right step towards achieving the full plastics circularity, and I am confident it will contribute significantly towards the achievement of the targets and commitments set on the European market, as well as globally.” Cedo has been active in plastics recycling for more than 40 years. It specialises in recycling household, commercial, agricultural and industrial flexible plastic waste. Rik De Vos, CEO of
Cedo, said the the company’s second stage of the expansion project was approved by its major shareholder, Straco. It is now in discussions with technol- ogy providers and architects, among others. �
www.cedo.com
Lego makes prototype brick out of rPET
Lego Group has developed a prototype toy brick made from recycled plastic as part of its R&D work to make Lego products from sustainable materials (including bio-based polymers). The prototype is made from
recycled PET sourced from suppliers in the US that use FDA (and EFSA) approved processes to ensure quality.
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The group said on average, a 1-litre plastic PET bottle provides enough raw material for ten 2 x 4 Lego bricks. A patent-pending formulation uses
strengthening additives and bespoke compounding technology to make PET durable enough for the rigours experienced by Lego bricks. �
www.lego.com
PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD | July/August 2021 Above: Protype 2 x 4 Lego bricks
www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com
IMAGE: US PLASTICS PACT
IMAGE: LEGO
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