Clean cycles, digital product passports and a lot about plastics - successful 9th cycletalk!
💬In addition to exciting presentations, there were good discussions and many opportunities to exchange ideas and network. For the first time, we also had an exhibition table on site where Daniela Kolodziej from trinamiX GmbH presented a NIR handheld device for determining plastics, textile fiber materials and materials in mattresses and PV modules. 💡 Particularly inspiring was the contribution from Cédric Clavière, Country [...]
Mattress recycling for the circular economy
For the Mattress Alliance, founded in 2021, realcycle is working on various sub-projects as part of a BAFU environmental technology promotion project to increase the circularity of mattresses in Switzerland: Eco-design sub-project Design is the starting point for a sustainable circular economy. Only through appropriate design can resource consumption be minimized, durability ensured, and the service life extended [...].
Packaging: recyclable and sustainable?
The demands for less plastic in food packaging are getting louder and louder – but does this lead to sustainable packaging? Lea Schneider explores this question in her bachelor thesis. The work is designed to be practical and will address questions from the industry.
MAS «Net Zero in Companies»
From January, Melanie Haupt and Maja Wiprächtiger will be part of the teaching team in the new Master's program (MAS) at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU), «Net Zero in Companies».
Digital Product Passport – Mattress Alliance leads the way
The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is intended to provide quick and easy access to information on the materials present in the mattress, among other things. This allows for efficient circularity.
We are launching two new cycle platforms
cycle, cycle, and more cycle!
Cycletalk, the information and networking event, is joined by two new cycle formats: cycleworks and cyclestudio. These two new formats reinforce our efforts to accelerate the implementation of a sustainable circular economy in Swiss industry and business.
A propos cycletalk – the 9th cycletalk will take place on October 31, 2023. Register today under Events.
Circular Economy for Polypropylene (CE4PP)
Polypropylene (PP) is one of the most important types of plastic used today. However, it has not yet been possible to establish a closed loop for PP food packaging. The latest research by realcycle GmbH (formerly REDILO GmbH) and the KATZ Plastics Training and Technology Center shows promising results in terms of technical possibilities. This allows clear requirements for a future collection and recycling system to be derived. In the […]
The future of separate collection of recyclable materials in Switzerland
The aim of the study was to demonstrate how waste collections in Switzerland should be structured in the future. Does Switzerland still have ecological and economic potential for further (separate) collections? If so, which specific products and packaging are involved and how should they be prioritized? Because in terms of the principle of eco-efficiency and impact efficiency [...]
Circoplast – Circular Construction Plastics
Over one million tons of plastics are consumed in Switzerland every year - around 22% of which are used by the construction industry. The Circoplast project was launched to extend the service life of these 220,000 tons of plastics and close the material cycle. In collaboration with players from the construction and plastics industry, recycling companies and the support of [...]
Creating cycles for flexible packaging (films)
This pilot project, part of the realCYCLE project made possible by the Migros Pioneer Fund, was designed and implemented in collaboration with stakeholders in the plastics value chain. The overarching theme of realCYCLE was to understand and align the entire value chain of plastic packaging as a cycle. The systemic requirements and framework conditions for scalability were examined and concrete possibilities were identified that would enable comprehensive and [...]