Polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene terephthalate is the material that makes up PET containers. This type of plastic is increasingly used by different economic sectors, thanks to the important advantages it offers, such as its flexibility and lightness, the chemical and thermal resistance it withstands, its resistance to abrasion and breakage, and the fact that it…
Recycled plastic will be one of the major players in the coming years. So much so that, for example, the European Union (EU), within the framework of its Circular Economy Strategy, has set as its main objective to ensure that by the year 2030 all packaging on the market will be recycled. All this is…
The European Union’s (EU) Circular Economy strategy aims to move towards a more sustainable production model, reducing the use of energy and different materials and seeking to reintegrate waste into the ecosystem or, in turn, towards new production processes. Plastics play a key role in this scheme, as they are key to industries such as…
Europe has set as one of its major challenges the implementation of a Circular Economy strategy that is truly committed to sustainability. This means, among other milestones, implementing measures and aids to extend the useful life of materials such as plastic. The main document to underpin this initiative was presented by the European Commission in…
Although it may seem that plastic has always been present in the economy, its origin dates back to the end of the 19th century, although it was not until the first decade of the 20th century that Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite, the first thermosetting plastic. Two decades later, the first polymers were developed, which today…
At the end of September, the Ministry for Ecological Transition, and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) opened the draft Royal Decree on packaging and packaging waste for public information. This text aims to transpose the last of the pending Directives of the 2018 European Circular Economy package, applying the precepts of the Single-Use Plastics Directive to…