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Packaging films with eco-label

The packaging films awarded the "Blue Angel" environmental seal are said to contain 80 percent recyclate from post-consumer waste.

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Prezero puts new LVP sorting plant into operation

Up to 120,000 tons of LVP from the yellow bag will be processed annually at the facility in Eitting, Bavaria.

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Billions invested in chemical recycling

Eastman to invest $1 billion in molecular plastics recycling plant in France, Plastic Energy plans second plant in Spain with Total.

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Borealis and Reclay cooperate on plastics recycling

Under a strategic partnership, Borealis is to recycle plastic waste collected by the system operator Reclay.

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bvse founds tire and rubber recycling trade association

The bvse Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung (German Association for Secondary Raw Materials and Waste Disposal) has launched a new specialist association for tire & rubber recycling.

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OMV invests in "ReOil" plant.

The demonstration plant for the chemical recycling of plastic waste is to go into operation next year.

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VDI paper on the circular economy for plastics

A green paper published by the Association of German Engineers e. V. (VDI) defines four key fields of action for the transformation to the Circular Economy.

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Packaging: Cost explosion endangers production

Due to the sharp rise in energy costs and high raw material prices, manufacturers of plastic packaging are having to turn down orders.

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Germans consume fewer thin plastic bags

To pack fruit or vegetables in the store, Germans still reached for shirt bags an average of 44 times in 2019.

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Happy New Year!

The BKV wishes you a happy and prosperous New Year 2022. Stay healthy and optimistic!

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