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4 News The latest news from the global plastics recycling sector


10 Opinion: Food-grade polyolefins recycling Professor Edward Kosior writes that the JRC’s chemical recycling report points the way to advancing plastics recycling by balancing chemical and mechanical approaches


13 The rush to recycle rigid polyolefins The need to meet PPWR deadlines for the use of recycled content in packaging has sparked innovation in the PP and HDPE value chain. Laura Florez reports on new developments


23 Smarter sorting comes to recycling industry Systems powered by artificial intelligence are enhancing sorting technology and other parts of the materials recycling process. By Chris Saunders


29 Preview: Compounding & Recycling Expo Europe’s compounding and recycling value chain will present innovations at AMI’s expo and conference in Frankfurt this month


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40 Granulator manufacturers show commitment New granulator technology focuses on granulate quality, higher throughput, energy efficiency and safety


46 Diary


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