IFAT 2024

Highlights at IFAT 2024

Issue 05/2024 Enormous potential

Plastic recycling with optical sorting 

The potential of increasing the sorting of plastic waste is enormous with a yearly production of about 400 million tons of plastic waste worldwide and only 10 % of the plastic waste being recycled....

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Issue 02/2025 Support the circular economy

Plastic recycling with UNTHA

The composition of materials is becoming more and more diverse. There is not just one type of plastic, instead, different plastics or plastic-metal composites are usually used. In order to recycle...

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Issue 05/2021 Highly targeted

Plastic sorting boosts recycling volumes and purity

Based in Corsico in the Lombardy Region of Italy, Masotina S.p.A. operates one of Europe’s largest materials recovery facilities (MRFs) for the separation and recovery of plastic from municipal waste....

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Issue 03/2018 Global problem

Plastic waste in the oceans – consequences and strategy solutions

What had long been considered a trivial offense has meanwhile become a very serious problem: Allowing plastic waste to enter the oceans. The following overview provides data and facts and informs...

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Issue 01/2019 Wind Sifting Cuts Volume Losses

Plastic-free with Airflex 1500 made by Doppstadt

Plastic is everywhere, and sadly, it often ends up in many green waste bins as well. This causes composting site operators a lot of problems.

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Plastics Circularity Multiplier Conference

The “Plastics Circularity Multiplier” group invites all interested to attend its first conference on the 10th June in Brussels. The event will bring together policy makers and representatives from...

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Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 open for entries

The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 are now open for entries in seven categories. Brand owners, plastic product manufacturers, retailers, product designers, packaging producers, raw material...

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Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 open for entries

The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 are open for entries. Brand owners, manufacturers, retailers, product designers, packaging producers and designers, raw material suppliers, plastics recycling...

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Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 winners announced at PRS Europe

The winners of the 8th annual Plastics Recycling Awards Europe were announced today at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. The 2025 winners exemplify the best advances in the use of...

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Plastics Recycling Awards Europe entry deadline extended to 13 January 2023

Organisers of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 have extended the entry deadline for all seven award categories until Friday 13 January 2023. The judging panel for the 2023 awards has also...

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