NEWS


Major consumer companies set to miss sustainability targets


A new report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations Environment Programme reveals that some of the world’s largest consumer goods companies are almost certain to miss sustainability targets, having pledged that 100% of plastic packaging would be reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. The report shows that for the


third year in a row, the share of reusable, recyclable, or com- postable plastic packaging increased slightly across the group, to 65.4% in 2021 from 63.2% in 2019. While more than half of brands and


retailers cut their use of virgin plastics, they used as much fresh plastic combined as they did in 2018 because plastic use is going up and recycled material only makes up for a fraction of


Resilux invests in Serbia


Belgium-based Resilux Group has acquired 70% shares of the Serbian PET recycling company Greentech through its recycling division Poly Recycling Switzerland. According to the group, the move gives Resilux significant additional recycling capacity as well as enhanced post-con- sumer bottle collection and sorting capability and is part of the company’s ongoing expansion across Europe. � www.resilux.com


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the increase. For example, PepsiCo alone used 2.5m tonnes of plastic packaging in 2021. The company has increased its use of virgin plastics since 2020 and slightly cut the proportion of packaging that is recyclable, reusable or compostable to 76%. The study also shows that some are using more virgin plastic. Companies


producing some of the world’s best-known drinks and snacks, including Nestle, Unilever, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and Mars are continuing to use difficult-to- recycle items like sauce sachets and it is this aspect that is preventing them from making good on their pledge, according to EMF and UNEP. The report came as UN members were preparing to meet in Uruguay to start negotiations on the first ever global plastics


treaty, which is aimed at limiting and controlling waste pollution. While the plastics promise is voluntary for now, a global legally binding UN treaty is in the works. If approved, it could mean additional regulatory risk and scrutiny for businesses. � https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org � www.unep.org


LyondellBasell in India venture


LyondellBasell and Shakti Plastic Industries, one of India’s largest plastic recyclers, have signed a Memorandum of Under- standing to establish a joint venture to build and operate an automated


mechanical recycling plant in India. The plant is intended to process post-consumer rigid packaging waste and will have a capacity of 50,000 tonnes/yr of recycled PE and PP.


The new facility is


expected to be the largest mechanical recycling plant in the country and aims to start production at the end of 2024. � www.lyondellbasell.com � www.shaktiplasticinds.com


Bühler and Pellenc ST join forces


Swiss-based Bühler and French company Pellenc ST have come together to offer PET plastic recyclers a complete front and back-end solution for plastic bottle and flake sorting, with a North American agent agreement already signed. The new partnership features Bühler’s PET


flake sorting solutions the Sortex N PolyVi- sion and the Sortex A GlowVision, as well as Pellenc ST’s Mistral+ Connect bottle sorter.


PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD | November/December 2022 Carlos Cabello, Sales Director of Digital


Technologies and Lead of Bühler in North- ern Europe, said: “This alliance has been set up to streamline the sorting process for PET plastics recyclers, providing one port of call for our companies’ collective customer- base. We look forward to the collaboration between the teams on both sides.” � www.pellenc.com � www.buhlergroup.com


www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com


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