NEWS
Welsh ban on single- use plastics
The Welsh Government has published a draft plan for a law banning or restricting common single-use plastic items like straws, plates and takeaway containers in the country. Single-use plastic bags are also on the prohibited list, although there are proposed exemptions for certain items such as those relating to healthcare and medical products. The draft bill will be put
before the Welsh Parlia- ment in the autumn as the government presses ahead with its intention to limit single-use plastics. How the ban will be enforced has not been confirmed, but could involve fines and giving local authorities the power to carry out test purchases and raid premises. �
www.gov.wales
Circular Resources takes over Green Dot group
Circular Resources has purchased 100% of Ger- many’s Green Dot group of waste management and recycling companies. The companies acquired include: Duales System Deutschland, which oper- ates one of the leading dual systems for the collection and recycling of used packaging in Germany; Systec Plastics with a production facility in Hörstel; and Systec Plastics Eisfeld, which produces high-quality recyclates. Founder and President of
Circular Resources Carlos Monreal said: “The acquisi- tion is a milestone for closed-loop recycling. Circu- lar Resources will fully support the Green Dot group’s current licensing, waste collection and mechanical recycling businesses, which are performing very strongly,
Above: Der Grüne Punkt (Green Dot) is a mainstay of the German plastics recycling industry
and complement this by introducing large scale chemical recycling.” Circular Resources has
taken over the entire group of companies with all shares, and the Green Dot manage- ment team remains on board. The companies will continue to operate and develop in their current form, the aim being to continue to grow together
and increase the volume of high quality recyclates produced. From a wider perspective,
the deal is expected to unlock further synergies between mechanical and chemical recycling in Europe that will allow plastics currently being lost from the value chain to be brought back into the recycling loop. �
www.gruener-punkt.de
Greiner buys first recycling company
Greiner Packaging is acquiring PET flake produc- er Alwag in Serbia, saying it is broadening its portfolio of businesses by entering the plastics recycling market. Alwag will be renamed Greiner Recycling. As the first recycling company in the group, Greiner Recycling will help to secure the material streams that will later be converted by Greiner Packaging. Alwag’s produc- tion will also continue to be
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sold to external customers, and Greiner said it plans to expand capacity at the site “significantly”.
IMAGE: GREINER
The first stage of invest- ment will cover infrastruc- ture and work to obtain ISO certifications. “Over the
Above: Greiner is buying Serbian PET flake producer Alwag PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD | September 2022
coming years, output of recycled materials is to grow from the current level or around 4,000 metric tonnes per year to as much as 7,000,” said Greiner in its announcement. The expansion in capacity will entail the recruitment of additional employees. The plant will not only produce rPET but will also present each customer with solu- tions tailored to its specific needs, it said. �
www.greiner.com
www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com
IMAGE: GREEN DOT
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