Tomra - grunnen til at pantesystemer vil bli innført overalt

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TOM 17.08.2019 kl 19:10 1316

Tomra har i dag 75 - 80% global markedsandel innen teknologi for pantesystemer. Denne pressemeldingen fra Tomra gjør det enkelt å forstå hvorfor pantesystemer er en nødvendig komponent i et system/kretsløp hvor plastflasker resirkuleres til nye plastflasker av samme kvalitet, aluminiumsbokser resirkuleres till nye aluminiumsbokser av samme kvalitet og glassflasker resirkuleres til nye glassflasker av samme kvalitet. Altså et evig kretsløp hvor kvaliteten oppretholdes, i motsetning til (ned)resirkulering til plast, aluminium og glass av lavere kvalitet som dermed raskt ender opp som ubrukelig og ikke minst problematisk avfall.



16Aug2019

A guide to closed-loop recycling

Summary

A staggering 1.4 trillion cans and bottles are used across the globe every year, but shockingly only 9% are being recycled. 14% are incinerated and an even larger proportion of the world’s plastic bottles and cans are going into our oceans, streets and landfills.

The majority of consumers view plastic bottles and cans as single-use items, but when one is thrown into the trash, its journey doesn’t end there. This container can take more than 450 years to degrade.

Thankfully, looking after our planet and safeguarding our environment for our future generations is a becoming a greater priority for world leaders. There is growing momentum among governments, businesses and consumers to find ways of using resources more efficiently, preventing pollution and litter, and stimulating growth in the green economy, all through closed-loop recycling.

What is closed-loop recycling?

Closed-loop recycling is the process that ensures certain products are collected, recycled and repurposed into the same product, once its initial use is no longer required.

When it comes to beverage containers, closed-loop recycling ensures that valuable materials, such as plastic, aluminum and glass, are continually recycled back into bottles and cans, rather than being landfilled, littered or 'downcycled' into lower quality materials.

This way of reimagining recycling is best implemented through reverse vending machines, which see drink containers returned through an incentivized deposit return scheme. Around 40 markets around the globe have already adopted deposit return schemes and experience return rates of up to 98%

How does closed-loop recycling work?

When we collect recyclable materials, transform them into a new product and put them back into consumer circulation, we are forming a recycling ‘loop’. Despite appearing to be a single-use item, a discarded plastic bottle can actually be broken down and processed back into the same standard of plastic bottle, meaning it doesn’t get downcycled or thrown away. This removes the need to extract valuable resources to make a completely new one.

Closed-loop recycling goes beyond simply reusing resources and protecting the environment. It also enables high-quality material to remain in circulation and ensures that there is a demand for this material.

What is the impact of ‘downcycling’?

‘Downcycling’ is the common practice of recycling a material to create a new product at a lower quality and functionality than its original state, meaning it usually can't be recycled again. Although it is a way for plastics to get used again, it is not a particularly sustainable method as the recycled product often reaches the end of its life at this stage due to its lower quality status.

It is far more beneficial and sustainable for plastic containers to go back into the production of new plastic containers, helping to reduce the amount of lower quality material going back into circulation and the reliance on raw materials.

How does reverse vending enable closed-loop recycling?

Reverse vending machines are key to enabling closed-loop recycling, as they make the process simple and accessible to everyone. Consumers simply return their drinks containers to a reverse vending machine and the automated sensor technology collects, sorts and handles the used containers for recycling or reuse.

Using a reverse vending machine removes beverage containers from the general household waste stream, ensuring that they aren’t exposed to contaminants like broken glass, food or newspaper ink. This separation keeps the container material pure and ensures it is of high enough quality to be used again and again in the production of new bottles and cans.

The benefits of closed-loop recycling

There are several benefits to a more circular approach to plastic and container recycling. Not only is it the most sustainable way of manufacturing new bottles and cans, it also ensures longevity for our natural resources, preserving them to minimize our impact on the planet.

It reduces the number of containers going to landfill, littering our streets and polluting our oceans. Closed-loop recycling, achieved through the use of reverse vending machines, can significantly boost consumer recycling rates.

It also generates a number of ‘green’ jobs, enhancing the sustainability economy and ultimately raising awareness of the benefits of, and increasing the need for recycling. Closed-loop recycling has the potential to create jobs across the world in coming years, if we all commit to creating an environment that supports recycling.

TOMRA’s vision for ‘clean’ loop recycling

Being at the forefront of cutting-edge recycling technology for more than 45 years, TOMRA is leading the resource revolution. We are pioneering the idea of clean-loop recycling, the most efficient and effective process for recycling beverage containers in the world today. Beverage containers recycled through a deposit return scheme are collected and sorted by reverse vending machines, removing the risk of contamination from other types of waste. This means that the containers can maintain their food-grade status and can be recycled into new drinks containers, in a never-ending cycle of use and reuse, reducing the need to extract more natural resources from our environment and preventing waste from ending up in our oceans.

Put simply, the more we recycle, the less we take from our planet.

https://newsroom.tomra.com/a-guide-to-closed-loop-recycling/
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ruda
20.08.2019 kl 09:35 1156

Her er nok et selskap som kan stige over Nok 300 i løpet av høsten
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20.08.2019 kl 14:47 1074

Forvalterne i det spanske fondet Kames The Global Sustainable Equity Fund har tatt poenget og har Tomra blant sine tre "top picks" i porteføljen.



Three values ​​that can help save the planet

08-20-2019

Leticia Rial
Content Manager


Now that climate change and the impact of human activity on the planet have become priority issues following the publication of the last special report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Neil Goddin , co-manager of Kames The Global Sustainable Equity Fund shares the reasons why it opts for three values ​​that can make a difference.

Tomra

Manufactures packaging sorting machines and reverse vending. Its strong point is reverse vending solutions, a segment in which Tomra dominates more than 80% of the world market share . In countries where reverse vending is already implemented, recycling rates exceed 80% and can exceed 90%, even if the laws that set recycling targets are not yet in force.

Now that the European Union has set mandatory recycling targets, and given the strong social demand to end images of fish killed by plastic waste, recycling rates are a topical issue.

Cleaning the beaches or the shoulders is not enough. Few people do it and much of the waste cannot be recycled because they are contaminated. The only option that has proven to work is the deposit, return and refund (SDDR) systems of packages such as the one that has been approved in Scotland and will soon be launched in the rest of the United Kingdom. We believe that the data demonstrate that the only viable way to collect large-scale plastic bottles and glasses is through the use of reverse vending machines installed in stores and public buildings throughout the United Kingdom (and probably worldwide) ), where the user simply deposits the container and receives the deposit he paid when buying the product. There is numerous evidence that this works even without reimbursement. Some British supermarkets have tested a system whereby customers receive points on their loyalty card when they use the recycling machines and the results have been very promising. Tomra will benefit from the large-scale adoption of these machines in the coming years.

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21.08.2019 kl 19:14 962

21Aug2019

5 ways the circular economy is reducing waste and increasing value for people and the planet


Summary

The circular economy is transforming the way we use and reuse resources, reducing waste and shifting our lives in a more sustainable direction. Here are five examples of circular economies that are transforming industries and already in action across the globe, including container deposit schemes for closed-loop recycling

https://newsroom.tomra.com/5-examples-circular-economy/
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21.08.2019 kl 19:27 948

Kjempeinvesteringer i resirkulering av PET (plasttypen som nyttes i plastflasker) gjøres. Legg godt merke til hva CEO sier er det største problemet i den sammenheng: “There is infrastructure in the world to recycle PET. The problem lies in the collection". Jeg kan bare gjenta: Pantesystemer kommer overalt. Flaskene/råvaren MÅ samles inn effektivt og hygenisk før høyverdig resirkulering til produkt av samme kvalitet/til samme bruksområde (flaske til flaske) kan finne sted.


BUSINESS

Plastics maker Indorama commits $1.5 billion to recycling

By Reuters• last updated: 21/08/2019 - 14:04
By Chayut Setboonsarng




BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai chemicals company Indorama Ventures has committed $1.5 billion (£1.24 billion) of investment in recycling as consumers become more aware of the environmental impact of single-use plastic and regulators push for more recycling, it said on Wednesday.

ndorama’s main business is the production of PET resin, a polymer used to make plastic bottles and fibres used in products such as seat belts and tyres.

In the 12 months to June 30 the company produced nearly 5,000 kilotons of PET.

“We are investing $1 billion in recycling over the next five years,” Chief Executive Aloke Lohia told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that investment would include greenfield and brownfield mergers and acquisitions focusing on bottle-to-bottle recycling.

Indorama has 11 recycling sites around the world, including plants in Thailand, Mexico and France, and aims to step up its green credentials in response to new regulation being rolled out by governments as well as changing expectations from customers.

In March the European Commission announced a target to incorporate 25% of recycled plastic in PET bottles by 2025, with a targeted 90% collection rate.

After 2023 Indorama plans to invest an additional $500 million by 2025 to help its customers to achieve the 25% target, Lohia added.

Indian-born Lohia started Indorama in Thailand in 1994 with about 200 employees. The company has since grown to employ 18,000 people across 31 countries.

“There is infrastructure in the world to recycle PET. The problem lies in the collection,” he said.

Consultancy Wood Mackenzie Chemicals estimates that the collection rate for PET beverage bottles in the European Union was about 58% in 2017.

About 40 percent of Indorama’s revenue is from North America and about 30 percent from Europe.

Indorama, which counts Coca-Cola , PepsiCo and Nestle among its customers, said it is working with brand owners and governments to allow more bottle-to-bottle recycling.

The acquisitive company still has $2.5 billion of uncommitted capital for new projects in its other businesses, including olefin, fibres and feedstocks, Lohia said.

Indorama this month bought Huntsman Corp’s chemical intermediates businesses in Australia, India and the U.S. state of Texas for about $2.1 billion, beefing up its midstream operations.

(Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by David Goodman)

https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/21/plastics-maker-indorama-commits-1-point-5-billion-to-recycling
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