Recycling

The machine—run by Unique Timber Plastics in Johannesburg’s Heriotdale industrial area, removes plastic and aluminium layers from used cartons, producing pellets reused as industrial inputs.

Polyco, a Pikitup stakeholder and non-profit for SA plastic recycling, pledged machinery to improve productivity and efficiency of on-site collection/sorting cooperatives.

Powder recovery and recycling lets unused and residual metal powders be reprocessed, lowering waste and input costs and supporting circular flows on-site.

The growth programme includes expanding recycled polyolefin output, PP, HDPE, and ABS resins. JC Global also plans new Tamil Nadu plants and chemical recycling capacity to recover residual plastics from mechanical recycling.

A quarterly paper and carton take-back programme is part of the initiative, targeting school-generated items like exercise books, exam papers, and packaging.

As chemical recycling projects across Europe grapple with scalability, energy intensity, and cost competitiveness versus virgin polymers, the ownership change arrives.

The partnership promotes waste-picker, aggregator, and recycler coordination, enhancing data, traceability, recovery verification, and engagement with government and industry.

The revised rules would restrict waste exports, including aluminium scrap, to non-OECD nations, exempting some EU candidates, and take effect in 2027.

Built on a closed-loop model returning used bottles to raw material, the Odisha plant will produce food-grade resin and preforms, addressing India’s shortfall in food-contact-compliant recycled PET.

By extending recycled-content capability across Hanna’s operations, the acquisition supports growing demand for lower-carbon steel tubes in packaging machinery and industry.