{"id":62444,"date":"2022-05-18T11:50:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T09:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=62444"},"modified":"2022-05-18T11:50:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T09:50:19","slug":"pla-to-recycling-solution-for-cosmetic-bottles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/pla-to-recyclingloesung-fuer-kosmetikflaschen\/","title":{"rendered":"Pla.to develops recycling solution for cosmetic bottles made of HDPE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pla.to Technology presents the first industrial technology solution for bottle-to-bottle recycling of cosmetics bottles made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE). In addition to the machine and plant manufacturer, Beiersdorf AG and the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV were involved in the development.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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At the Pla.to technical centre in G\u00f6rlitz, used shampoo and shower gel bottles were recycled almost completely and without any loss of quality in a water-saving process. The material obtained from the bimodal high-density polyethylene rHDPE granulate could be completely reintroduced into the production cycle<\/strong>. New cosmetic bottles were then produced exclusively from recycled granulate, which met the quality standards of new products.<\/p>

Pla.to thus offers the technology for a closed HDPE cycle - a closed-loop system. without the addition of new granulate<\/strong>, which is necessary for other processes.<\/p>

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\u201eOur solution is a sustainable and water-saving way to fully recycle HDPE in large quantities.\u201c<\/p>

Heinz R. Schnettler<\/strong>, Pla.to<\/a>-Managing Director\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>

HDPE is suitable due to its high stability and tear resistance<\/strong> very good for numerous areas of application. In the cosmetics industry, bottles are usually produced by extrusion blow moulding and labelled. The closure is usually made of polypropylene (PP).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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rHDPE bottles with new PP closure (image: Pla.to Technology).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Efficient recycling with little waste water<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pla.to has the used bottles on our own systems in our in-house demonstration centre<\/strong> processed. For recycling, they are first sorted by colour with the caps and crushed using a granulator.<\/p>