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Cytiva and TerraCycle
expand first-of-its-kind
recycling programme
Filtration
devices can now
be disposed of
in TerraCycle's
Zero Waste Box
many, the Netherlands,
France, Canada, and Australia.
Participants in the
programme use TerraCycle's
Zero Waste Box solution
to recycle their single-use
plastic filtration devices,
polypropylene syringes,
and polypropylene conical
tubes with no metal or rubber
components. TerraCycle
created the Zero Waste
Box to provide recycling
solutions for diff icult-to-recycle
materials that are not
accepted by standard kerbside
recycling programmes.
Each Zero Waste Box holds
GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES
leader Cytiva and international
recycling leader TerraCycle
have expanded their filtration
device recycling programme
globally. The programme originally
launched in the US and
has expanded to the UK, Gerroughly
16kg of waste or 5,000
syringe filters. Once collected,
the used filtration devices are
processed into recycled material
suitable for use in applications
such as outdoor furniture,
fibers for clothing and industrial
materials.
Recoup adds LCAs to service programme
UK-BASED PLASTICS resource
eff iciency and recycling
charity Recoup has
introduced a new life cycle assessment
(LCA) service and
its own laboratory to complement
its recognised RecyClass
certification service and
facilities.
The use of LCAs, says the
organisation, can assist with
informing evidence-based
decisions on product development
and design. LCAs can
support supply chain and procurement
decisions, track performance
over time of packaging
changes, improve overall
environmental outcomes in
line with strategy and policy,
and challenge misinformation
and greenwashing.
Recoup already tests members'
plastic packaging samples
for sortability at a materials
recovery facility, free of
charge. The addition of the
in-house laboratory makes
more extensive testing of
The new lab broadens Recoup's
testing capabilities
plastics samples and material
identification possible, including
near-infrared and Fourier
transform infrared spectroscopy
to identify the constituent
components of a pack and
help determine recyclability.
Recoup is also a UK provider
for RecyClass certification,
which assesses and evaluates
plastic packaging in terms of
its recyclability.
Whether it is inhouse, postconsumer,
bottle or chemical
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way.
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