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The European VinylPlus sustainability programme has announced the launch of a new project. VinylPlus PharmaPack aims to further expand the recycling of PVC pharmaceutical blister packs. To this end, the European PVC industry is taking inspiration from already established recycling projects.
Modern PVC products have been used in the healthcare sector for many years and have become indispensable due to their customisable product properties. Medication blister packs attract less attention in this segment. These are mostly made of PVC laminates manufactured with aluminium foils, offer a high level of security and reliably protect the contents from environmental influences thanks to their barrier properties.
During the production of pharmaceutical blister packs, waste such as punching grids and discarded empty packaging is collected and mechanically recycled by a recycling partner. Both the PVC recyclate and the aluminium are then returned to the material cycle and used to manufacture new products. The VinylPlus In addition to the established recycling of pre-consumer waste, the PharmPack project will now also Include post-consumer waste via specific projects.
After the PVC pharmaceutical blisters have been used, the secondary raw materials are returned to the respective material cycles through recycling. This makes a further important contribution to the circular economy and sustainable development within this value chain. As part of the project other recycling technologies are being investigated in order to find further ways of recovering raw materials. to evaluate.
Since the year 2000, the European PVC industry has grown more than 6.5 million tonnes of recycled PVC processed into new products, saving around 13 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. Since then, the industry has invested around 110 million euros in sustainable development, including recycling activities, and created many jobs in this area. In line with the goals of the Circular Plastics Alliance, VinylPlus aims to recycle 900,000 tonnes of PVC per year by 2025 and one million tonnes of PVC per year by 2030.
Source: VinylPlus Germany
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