Kick-off for R-Cycle: Reifenhäuser is driving development of the global standard for sustainable circular economy
Reifenhäuser participates cross-company cooperative project R-Cycle. The objective is to ensure the recyclability of plastic packaging through seamless documentation of all recycling-relevant packaging properties. Only in this way can recyclable waste be precisely identified during the recycling process and reprocessed to make a wide range of high-grade plastic products
The project’s official kick-off took place at the headquarters of the plastic extrusion technology specialist in Troisdorf. In addition to Reifenhäuser, the plastics machinery manufacturers Arburg, Brückner Maschinenbau and Kautex Maschinenbau also participate in the project, along with the Institute for Plastics Processing (Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung – IKV) at RWTH Aachen University. They are supported by GS1 Germany, a neutral skills and service center that aims to optimize cross-company business processes throughout the value chain. R-Cycle is set to become a cross-sector, globally-implementable standard that will subsequently be openly available to all companies and industries throughout the life cycle of plastic packaging.
R-Cycle relies here on field-proven marking and tracing technologies similar to those already used for fresh produce in the food industry. This ensures that physical products are supplemented with digital information throughout the entire supply chain. Numerous pilot projects with partner companies — including worldwide raw material suppliers, retail companies, global brands and independent institutions — are already in progress
Find out more: www.r-cycle.org
Contact us at: info@r-cycle.org
