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The knowledge base contains articles, infographics and other inspiring cases. Through this knowledge base we make information about plastic packaging and everything that lives within our industry widely accessible. The articles are selected on the basis of relevant developments within the industry.<\/p>\n
PIR is an abbreviation for Post Industrial Recycled and is the raw material made from waste generated within the industry. PCR is an abbreviation for Post Consumer Recycled and is the raw material made from waste from the consumer\/end user.<\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more..<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t For the automatic filling of products, customers often choose to pack with a VFFS packaging machine. In this article we explain everything about packing using the VFFS method.<\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more..<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t There are various ways to obtain value from plastic waste. A few decades the biggest part of our plastic waste was dumped or incinerated. Now in the Netherlands about half of the plastic packaging waste is already recycled through mechanical recycling and the EU has ambitious plans to increase this percentage in the coming years. However, there is a wide variety of plastic waste streams. Some streams, such as separately collected LDPE industrial waste and PET deposit bottles, are already almost entirely successfully mechanically recycled. For the more mixed waste streams from households, however, the percentage is much lower.<\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more..<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t What is chemical recycling? When discussing recycling, people usually mean mechanical recycling. When plastics cannot be mechanically recycled according to the required standards from an economic and (environmental) technical point of view (e.g. multi-layer structures of polymers with different melting points), chemical recycling (recycling of raw materials) can offer solutions. Specific examples of such situations are given in the next section.<\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more..<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t LDPE, like all types of ‘virgin’ plastic, is made from oil. It is therefore not biodegradable or compostable (read more about these topics on the page what are bioplastics?). However, provided that it meets a number of conditions, LDPE film is recyclable.<\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more..<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t HDPE, like all types of ‘virgin’ plastic, is made from oil. It is therefore not biodegradable or compostable (read more about these topics on the page what are bioplastics?). HDPE film is, however, excellently recyclable. In order to be able to recycle at high quality to A-class materials, it must meet a number of conditions:<\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more..<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t Both LDPE and HDPE are polyethylene types. The difference between the two types is that LDPE is made under high pressure, in contrast to HDPE....<\/p>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more..<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t LDPE is an abbreviation for Low Density Polyethylene. Polyethylene is made by polymerization of ethylene. (Poly means ‘a lot’; in fact, it means a lot...<\/p>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more..<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t HDPE stands for High Density Polyethylene and can be recognized by the crackling character of the film.<\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more..<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t The use of bioplastics is widely discussed. Does it offer opportunities for producers and importers of packaged products within the framework of a circular economy...<\/p>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more..<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t Many companies experience problems with static plastic film and ask how they can make film anti-static.\u00a0 In view of this recurring request for help, we would like to provide some extra information about this.<\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more..<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t PCR is short for post-consumer recycled. PCR products are made from recycled plastic from discarded materials from households, commercial, industrial and institutional facilities.<\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more..<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The knowledge base contains articles, infographics and other inspiring cases. Through this knowledge base we make information about plastic packaging and everything that lives within our industry widely accessible. The articles are selected on the basis of relevant developments within the industry. Articles What is the difference between PIR and PCR? PIR is an abbreviation … Lees meer How can you make plastic film anti-static?<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"kennisbank.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVFFS packaging<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
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What is LDPE (film)?<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
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How can you make plastic film anti-static?<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
What is PCR plastic?<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t