PET RECYCLING | TECHNOLOGY
motorised cross axing unit, lamination unit for welding and barrier films, thickness control gauge to anti-static silicone coating unit, fully automatic two shafts turret winder and in line edge trims grinding and recycling. In Italy, plastics packaging group AMB has launched the Tray Revive project aiming to create closed loop PET tray-to-tray recycling. The com- pany is already active in bottle-to-tray recycling, but says “it soon became clear… that demand for recycled bottles would divert rPET away from tray solutions. It is expected that the demand for bottle-to-bottle recycling from the bottle industry will use up to 0.5m tonnes of rPET, therefore causing shortages for the production of recycled tray material.” AMB is partnering with an Italian recycler in the
Tray Revive initiative to collect and recycle the material from post-consumer PET trays. This tray material is recycled in flake form, but is then used specifically to manufacture new tray products rather going into the rPET stream for bottle production. AMB adds: “As the demand for PET flakes is continuously growing, European design recycling guidelines for multilayer PET/PE transpar- ent trays are currently being developed.” A focus on quality is emphasised by AMB. The
raw material comes from a 95% food tray waste stream and undergoes a strict process of analysis. Post-consumer tray material is processed to avoid contaminations, and the quality of the flakes is then evaluated. AMB assesses the material for its impact on the extrusion process and its mechanical performance. The extruded sheet is then subject to controls that evaluate its optical aspect and quality
as well as its impact on the thermoforming process. “All these checks ensure that AMB customers can rely on the outstanding quality of the final trays: mechanical performance and thermoforming performance on FFS remain unchanged, and the gauge remains the same as for standard PET/PE or Mono PET,” says the company.
CLICK ON THE LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION: �
www.ami.international/cons �
www.plasticsrecyclers.eu �
www.petcore-europe.org �
www.coperion.com �
www.starlinger.com/en/recycling �
www.amut.it �
www.erema.com �
www.ambpackaging.com �
www.viridor.co.uk �
www.tomra.com/sorting
Amut and Erema have a partnership offering PET recycling lines integrated with sheet extrusion
rPET recycling solutions
viscoSHEET Up to 100 % rPET and inhouse flakes processable at guaranteed iV-Levels for direct food contact.
IMAGE: AMUT foodgrade without compromise
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