Chances are, if you are an avid recycler, you’ve heard the term “circular economy” a time or two. But what does it mean? In the packaging industry, a circular economy means creating products that can be recycled and reused, rather than being discarded. This not only gives a product a circular life, but also helps …
Clean Tech’s recycling center in Beaune, France recycles used plastic packaging to make resin for use in new preforms and packaging. What is accomplished at this site in a year? Let’s take a look! 5 billion bottles are recycled (average weight of 33g per bottle for 50,000 tons/year) 48,000 tons of plastic are recycled 1 …
Clean Tech, Plastipak’s recycling company, plays a significant role in bottle to bottle recycling across the globe. Founded in 1989, the recycling center in Dundee, Michigan serves as headquarters for Clean Tech. Operations expanded into Europe with the establishment of a site in Bascharage, Luxembourg. Clean Tech’s site in Hemswell, UK was named the 2019 …
Clean Tech, Plastipak’s recycling company, operates recycling centers across the globe to help advance the circular economy, reduce the carbon footprint, and supply recycled materials for sustainable packaging. This includes a recycling center in UK, which is one of Europe’s largest and most technically advanced PET bottle reprocessing plants. At the Clean Tech site in …
Billions of bottles are repurposed annually through recycling centers across the globe. But did you know PET plastic can be recycled over and over again? Let’s break down the life cycle of a PET bottle! Collection: To ensure your used bottles can be recycled, rinse and remove any waste and then place them directly into …
Bottle to bottle recycling not only has benefits for the packaging industry, but it also has positive effects on the economy. Check out a few of the top reasons below. Bottle to bottle recycling has a positive effect on the environment. Through bottle to bottle recycling, old bottles are made into new bottles. This process …
Billions of bottles are repurposed annually through recycling centers across the globe. The demand for more bottle to bottle recycling has been growing in recent years. Companies across the world have been increasing the demand for recycled plastic bottles due to the large shift in products being made from recycled materials. Consumers play an important …
As you learn about recycling, you may hear the term bottle to bottle recycling. This refers to recycling used bottles to make new bottles. But why should you recycle your used bottles? Take a look at the top reasons below. It saves energy! According to Earth 911, recycling your used plastic bottles so they can …
Clean Tech, Plastipak’s recycling company, recycles used packaging at its global recycling centers for bottle to bottle recycling that advances the circular economy. Here are some Clean Tech snapshots showcasing its accomplishments and impact in the recycling industry: Recycling PET and HDPE since 1989 Repurposes billions of bottles annually 2019 NRA Recycling Facility of the …
Clean Tech, Plastipak’s recycling company, aims to create new resources from post-consumer material. Its recycling centers provide a reliable, cost-effective resource for the packaging industry by making post-consumer recycled PET and HDPE resin (PET PCR or rPET and HDPE PCR or rHDPE) for the manufacture of new bottles. The PCR resin is a major source …
