European recycling strategy presented
The EU Commission recently presented the first European recycling strategy. According to the strategy, all plastic packaging on the EU market is to be recyclable from 2030, and the consumption of single-use plastics is to be reduced and the use of microplastics limited. Numerous industry associations have already reacted positively and see the plans now presented as being in line with their own voluntary commitments. In statements [...]
Industry associations call for more design for recycling
The recycling requirements of the new Packaging Act are a challenge for the industries involved that can only be overcome by working together. This was the conclusion reached by the approximately 180 participants at the conference "Recycling and Recyclability of Packaging", which took place last week in Berlin and was organised by the associations Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verpackung + Umwelt e.V. (AGVU), Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe and [...]
"Best Practice" enters the final stage in spring
After running for almost 1.5 years, the campaign "Best Practice for the Environment" will enter the home stretch next spring. Its primary purpose is to identify exemplary building projects, especially in the federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, in which discarded PVC building products such as windows or floor coverings are recycled and reused. The initiators - PVC Working Group and [...]
Successful series of events: PVC recyclers meet PVC processors
Last week, the third and last regional meeting of the series of events "PVC recyclers meet PVC processors" took place this year in Erlangen at REHAU. AGPU and VinylPlus launched the network meetings in 2012, thereby further advancing PVC recycling in Germany. The meeting in Erlangen was now the tenth event and also enjoyed [...]
Old plastic windows are to be revived
In the old town of Koblenz, a multi-storey, architecturally outstanding residential and commercial building from the pre-war period with 27 flats, a penthouse and office space is currently undergoing energy renovation. With the special feature: the old 89 PVC windows and additional 24 balcony elements will not be disposed of in the waste incineration plant after removal and replacement with new energy-saving plastic windows, as is still too often the case, [...]
PVC recycling: record-breaking project in Franconia
At the end of October 2017, the starting signal was given for what is in some respects a record-breaking construction project. In Schweinfurt, a former settlement of the US armed forces, now owned by the city, is currently being demolished and replaced by a new development. By 2019, work on the 28-hectare site with 34 three-storey residential rows and 13 semi-detached houses is expected to [...]
PVC recyclers meet PVC processors: Next meeting on 23.11.
After two successful events in Troisdorf at Gerflor and in Porta Westfalica at Tönsmeier, the third event is now scheduled for 23 November 2017 in Erlangen at Rehau. AGPU and VinylPlus launched the network meetings a few years ago to bring both PVC recyclers and PVC processors into conversation with each other. The aim is to meet [...]
Plastics recycling: EuPC publishes survey results
In May this year, the European Plastics Converters' Association (EuPC) had launched an extensive survey on the use of recycled plastics. Now the results have been presented. Around 500 participants from 28 countries took part. According to the survey, the most important hurdle to the use of recycled material in new applications is the quality of the available recycled material. Around 60 percent [...]
Offer of the PVC Recycling Finder further expanded
After the last major update of the PVC Recycling Finder in January, AGPU has now further expanded the information platform. In particular, the interactive map with around 60 PVC recycling companies listed in the Finder has been revised. In addition, a news section with current articles on PVC recycling has been added to the website. Since the founding of the PVC Recycling Finder, [...]
Third Recycling Meeting on 23 November in Erlangen
After two successful meetings in Troisdorf (Gerflor) in June and in Porta Westfalica (Tönsmeier) in September, the third regional dialogue event is now scheduled for 23 November 2017 in Erlangen at Rehau. AGPU and VinylPlus initiated the network meetings a few years ago in order to bring PVC recyclers and PVC processors into conversation with each other, to meet directly and [...]