PolyER hosted a round-table discussion on plastic packaging. Plastic recycling challenges It was the first time a packaging manufacturer brought all stakeholders around the table. The attendees included feedstock suppliers, packaging manufacturers and customers, plastic collection and recycling operators. The participants ...

... dwindling primary resources and accelerating consumer demand growth, this prompts businesses and governments worldwide to move from the linear economy to the principles of sustainable development. These include the circular economy which allows for recycling of used products. A French activist holds a poster explaining that production of a pair of jeans requires as much water as one person consumes in 12 years. The circular economy, or the economy in loops, is a new economic model ...

... KK PolyBlend road pavements. Photo: facebook.com/plasticroads. The blend is mixed in the ratio of 8:100 to the total weight of bitumen in the asphalt concrete mixture, thus improving road pavements. Bangalore, where the company’s waste recycling plant is based, has seen ca. 2,000 km of roads laid using KK PolyBlend, with some 8,000 tonnes of plastic waste used for this purpose. The new pavement has stood the test of time. In 2009, the Central Pollution Control Board of India published ...

... challenges to be addressed. “At the moment, there is no clear understanding of how to implement such initiatives in line with all sanitary standards and the rules that apply across the logistics chain, I mean container collection, transportation and recycling,” a source at Magnit told Kommersant. According to the Retail Companies Association (representing Azbuka Vkusa, Magnit, Lenta, AUCHAN and others), the existing sanitary regulations prevent retailers from placing reverse vending machines in ...

... festival Bosco Fresh Fest, an open-air contemporary music festival, has been held in Moscow since 2012. This summer it attracted over 12,000 guests. SIBUR chose to become the festival’s environmental partner to promote plastic waste sorting and recycling. To mark the event, SIBUR and Bosco created a capsule collection of raincoats made of recycled polyethylene bags as a way to reuse the plastic and give it a second life. As part of the festival, over 300 guests took part in the #basketbottle ...

... demand, and businesses increasingly focus on the sustainable use of natural resources to bolster their reputations. In light of this, the question arises whether Russian producers are ready to face these challenges. New business opportunities “Recycling itself and the market availability of recycled products suggest a shift towards the circular economy focused on technological and social innovation,” says Ksenia Karetina, Head of SIBUR’s Analytical Centre. “Meanwhile, plastic materials ...

Russia begins transition to responsible recycling of polymers. The annual global output of polymers has grown eightfold over the past 40 years, growing two to four times faster than production of other materials. Fr om the environmental safety perspective, polymer producers stay ahead of ...

SIBUR and Alfatechform have held a training workshop on recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Plastic waste recycling is one of today's most relevant topics. SIBUR is actively engaged in various projects to scale up polymer recycling, while also running its own initiatives. On 10–11 April,...

In recent years, finding new ways to collect waste for recycling has evolved into a global trend. Discover some of the most interesting examples below. Underground tickets for used bottles In October 2018, metro stations in Istanbul were equipped with exotic “reverse vending machines”. They took in ...

Developing countries that used to be okay with being a dumping ground for the world’s waste are now banning waste imports to tackle their own pollution problems. This, together with other factors, pushes recycling to the top of the agenda. Some of the developing countries boast high environmental awareness and truly effective recycling schemes. Recycling in the workplace In the heart of Taipei City, the capital of Taiwan, sits the company called Miniwiz ...

... plastic. The site's production facilities are fitted out with eighty 120-litre containers, and a number of large 1,100-litre containers are placed outdoors. The paper and plastic collected are delivered to Tomsk-based companies Pirs and Clean World for recycling. Apart from separate collection of consumer plastic, SIBUR's Tomsk site sends almost all polymer by-products for recycling (to be used for roofing and bitumen materials). Certain by-products, such as polymer crumb and lab film samples, are recycled ...

... on synthetic rubber application in the PVC and flexible PVC segments, evolution of Russian SBS sales, etc. A round table on plastics in circular economy (CE) held on 30 January stood out in the forum programme. The event saw experts discuss plastics recycling trends and potential for raising environmental awareness. The event was chaired by Maxim Remchukov, Sustainable Development Director at SIBUR. According to him, the Company actively promotes CE. “We have Bastketbottle, a project we promote ...

... (new ethane and LPG crackers) assets. However, as long as the current trade war continues between the U.S. and China, many new China chemical project decisions and government approvals based on imported ethane and propane will be delayed. 4. Recycling of plastics Improper waste disposal of plastic goods in the world's oceans has resulted in a backlash against single-use plastics from consumers, governments, and brand owners This backlash has taken the form of bans or levies on certain plastic ...

... Representatives of the AEPW member companies Source: basf.com. The AEPW will pay particular attention to plastic pollution prevention initiatives in Asia and Africa. More specifically, the Alliance will focus on the development of waste collection and recycling infrastructure, promotion of advanced waste management technologies, and engagement of governments, organisations and communities at all levels to mobilise action. In addition, the AEPW plans to support efforts to clean-up areas with high concentration ...

... packaging quality across the board and, hence, reduce environmental footprint as an alternative to today's populist initiatives. We need to steer clear of anti-scientific projects, investing instead in promising petrochemical themes, such as molecular recycling.