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VinylPlus vies for position in circular economy policy


The VinylPlus programme held its Sustainability Forum 2017 in Berlin, in May, where it was announced that 568,696 tonnes of PVC was recycled within the VinylPlus framework in 2016. A cumulative total of more than 3.5 million tonnes of PVC has been recycled since 2000 at the start of Vinyl 2010, the voluntary producer pro- gramme that preceded VinylPlus.


VinylPlus General Manager


Brigitte Dero said in an update at the forum: “Through the VinylPlus Voluntary Commit- ment, we can provide solutions to issues raised in the EU discussion on Plastics Strategy. In 2016, we made real progress towards our sustainability goals in terms of the safety and quality of recycled PVC, alongside recognition by external stakeholders that VinylPlus is considered by many as a frontrunner for the


circular economy.”


VinylPlus Chairman Josef Ertl said a move from a linear to a largely circular economic system in the EU would “dramatically change” how companies and value chains co-operate and the way we produce and consume goods. “In this context, we must ensure that the entire life cycle of a product is considered, not just aspects at the end of the life cycle.”


Coveris adds DeCon units


Rigid packaging producer Coveris Netherlands has installed a DeCon 20 decon- tamination unit from Viscotec, part of Starlinger Group. This was the third DeCon unit installed in a Coveris facility for use with post-consumer PET flakes, following on from installations in France and Poland. Development of recycling at


Coveris Netherlands has allowed it to offer rPET in packaging directly to the Dutch market, says Coveris. Careful control of the


DeCon process parameters, Viscotec DeCon 20 decontamination unit


temperature, vacuum and residence time removes volatile contaminants to the levels specified by the


European Food Safety Authority, the company says. ❙ www.coverisrigid.com ❙ www.viscotec.at


Amut installs MSW plant in Egypt


Amut Ecotech, the recycling division of Amut Group, has supplied a municipal solid waste recycling facility for the local authority in Minya, Egypt. The plant is expected to go into operation by the end of June,


www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com


said Amut Ecotech. The facility is designed to


separate 300 tonnes/day of municipal wastes based on their type, says Amut Ecotech. The dry wastes will be processed for extracting


recyclable materials ready for sale, and refuse derived fuel for use in cement factories. The organic waste will be biologically treated to produce compost for agriculture. ❙ www.amutecotech.it


Senior officials who spoke


at the forum included: Werner Bosmans, EU Commission, DG Environment; Cees Luttikhui- zen, Senior Policy Advisor at The Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Environ- ment; Norbert Kurilla, State Secretary at the Slovak Ministry of Environment; and Alexander Janz from the German Federal Ministry for Environment. ❙ www.vinylplus.eu


BPF calls for split UK target


A new strategy from the British Plastics Federation Recycling Group (BPFRG) hopes to improve plastic recycling in the UK by splitting the country’s plastic packaging recycling target between UK-based recycling and exporting. The BPFRG also


proposes creating an investment fund to help develop new technology, using funding from extended producer responsibility, landfill tax or a minimum price for Packaging Recovery Notes. The strategy calls for


standards for all grades of plastic feedstock for the UK or export market to create high quality material for recyclers. ❙ www.bpf.co.uk


June 2017 | PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD 5


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