Polymateria misuses RecyClass Recyclability Evaluation Protocols
RecyClass, a cross-industry initiative that offers recyclability certifications and recycled content traceability certification for plastic packaging, informed about a misuse of its RecyClass Recyclability Evaluation Protocols by the British start-up Polymateria. After RecyClass had refused a request by Polymateria, the company commissioned Impact Solutions to carry out a recyclability test for their polyethylene film with biodegradable additive technology called PLM-G. Later, the laboratory published a report that verified the recyclability of the polyethylene film according to the RecyClass “Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for PE Films”. Degradable plastics are explicitly excluded from the scope of the RecyClass protocols, and Impact Solutions is also not an officially accredited RecyClass laboratory.
Pilot Plant to produce multipurpose bioplastic from soy residue
A bioplastic plant is planned to be built in Uusikaupunki, Finland. It will be the world’s first pilot plant producing compostable bioplastic from food and feed production side streams on an industrial scale. Four collaborating Finnish companies—Finnfoam Oy, Brightplus Oy, VTT Technical Resear