The first issue of 2025, scan the QR code to get the electronic version A hundred years ago , New Youth used its pen as a sword. It awakened the consciousness of an era. Today , the monthly magazine "New Observation on Waste Plastics" uses the pen as a blade to gather a powerful force for green development. Recording the transformation and upgrading of China's plastic recycling industry. — 1 — Witness a dual revolution in technology and values Just as "New Youth" injected new ideas into the era. "New Observations on Waste Plastics" hopes to become a spiritual beacon and information hub for China's waste plastics industry. In the turbulent wave of industry upgrading, we have entered the market with three identities: Observer: Use data as a yardstick to measure the breakthrough trajectory of policies and technologies; Recorder: Use pen as mirror...

— 1 — Product characteristics: PET’s advantages are prominentFrom the product perspective, PET bottles have significant advantages in transparency and appearance. Its high transparency enables consumers to see the product clearly, enhancing its appeal. In addition, PET bottles have better design and functionality, and can meet the packaging needs of different products. For example, in the fields of food, cosmetics, condiments, etc., the lightweight and high barrier properties of PET bottles make them an ideal packaging material. In comparison, although HDPE bottles perform well in terms of weather resistance, acid, alkali and salt liquid resistance, they are slightly inferior in terms of transparency and appearance. — 2 — Equipment efficiency: PET has high production efficiency In terms of equipment, PET bottles have h...

The philosophy of plastic is a dialectical meditation on artificial permanence and natural fragility. It is both the cornerstone of modern civilization and a symbol of ecological crisis; it carries mankind’s ambition to control matter and exposes the limitations of technological rationality. In the molecular chains of plastic, there are deep paradoxes of humanity and nature, transience and eternity, creation and destruction . (Image source: earth.com) — 1 — The materiality of plastics: the man-made "second nature" The essence of plastics is the rearrangement of hydrocarbons. By cracking oil and polymerizing molecules, humans have transformed fossil energy that has been dormant underground for hundreds of millions of years into plastic polymers. This process marks the shift of humans from "using nature" to "reconstructing nature" - plastics are no longer tre...

In the global effort to tackle plastic pollution, Design for Recycling has become a widely recognized key technical approach. The core idea behind this concept is to improve product design so that plastic products can smoothly enter the correct recycling and regeneration streams after consumption, and be regenerated into new raw materials. Internationally, North America, Europe, Australia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and South Africa have established guidelines or principles for the Design for Recycling of plastic products based on the characteristics of their respective plastic recycling and regeneration systems. China's exploration began in 2019 when the China Plastics Reuse and Recycling Association (CPRRA) first introduced this concept domestically, releasing a series of related standards and initiating the formulation of severa...

Sorting and baling are the first steps in plastics recycling, and provide a basic guarantee for subsequent recycling enterprises. The State Council has issued the "Action Plan for Promoting Large-Scale Equipment Upgrades and Consumer Product Trade-Ins." A wave of construction and renovation of baling stations and sorting centers has swept across the country. State-owned enterprises, capital markets, and leading companies are all getting involved. According to incomplete statistics, there are about 10,000 plastic baling stations and sorting centers in China. However, they generally face challenges such as small scale, scattered distribution, and outdated sorting methods. Strong policy support, sustained demand growth, and continuous innovation in technology and models are driving the construction of baling stations and sorting centers. Their models are constantly evo...

ChinaReplas T&P 2025 The 3rd Plastic Pollution Prevention and Control Theory and Practice Forum Theme: Philosophy of Plastics — 1 — “Prohibition, restriction, substitution” is systematic A symbol of human behavior modification and civilization transformation 1. "Prohibition" : Emergency brakes on out-of-control industrial civilization Metaphor: The ban on the use of certain plastic products (such as disposable straws and plastic bags) symbolizes humanity's denial of the uncontrolled expansion of production and consumption patterns. Industrial civilization once regarded "convenience" and "economic growth" as its norms, but the rampant plastic pollution has exposed the cost of this model - the collapse of the ecosystem and the threat to human health.  Deeper meaning: Through the ban, society conveys a clear rejection of "unsusta...

ChinaReplas T&P 2025 The 3rd Plastic Pollution Prevention and Control Theory and Practice Forum Theme: Philosophy of Plastics According to the official website of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) , the 12th meeting of the IMO Pollution Prevention and Response Subcommittee (PPR12) was held at the IMO headquarters in London from January 27 to 31, 2025. The focus was on reviewing the preparations for chemical safety and pollution risk assessment and amendments to the IBC Code, revisions to MARPOL Annex II, development of guidelines for underwater cleaning-related matters, reduction of the impact of black carbon emissions from international ships on the Arctic region, EGCS effluent discharge assessment, SCR guidelines revision, IBTS guidelines review and IOPP certificate and Oil Record Book revision, MAR...

March 18-20, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, scan the QR code to register More than 300 million tons of plastic waste are generated worldwide each year, of which only 21% is recycled or incinerated, and the rest enters the environment in large quantities, causing chain problems such as microplastic pollution and ecological damage. Traditional physical recycling technology is difficult to handle mixed plastics, while thermochemical conversion technology - especially catalytic cracking - is considered the key to solving plastic pollution because of its strong adaptability and controllable products. However, there are three major problems in the catalytic cracking process: Complex products : Cracking products include solid wax, liquid oil and gas. Although liquid oil is of high value, its composition is complex; Difficulty in catalyst screening : Different plastics require matching spec...

Scan the QR code above to register for the conference PET bottle flake cleaning is a key link, and its technological innovation and breakthrough are crucial to the development of the industry. As a company deeply engaged in the field of fine chemicals, Hangzhou Hengyi Technology Co., Ltd. is solving this problem for the industry with its independently developed cleaning agent technology. Recently, we talked with Yang Jianliang, general manager of Hengyi Technology , to explore the innovation code behind this "hidden champion". — 1 — From "dirty, messy and poor" to "clean, white and bright" "Making bottle flakes cleaner, whiter and brighter, and making chemical fibers smoother and softer" is the mission that Hengyi Technology has always adhered to. According to Yang Jianliang, the company focuses on the research and development of products such as ...

ChinaReplas T&P 2025 The Third Plastic Pollution Prevention and Control Theory and Practice Forum Theme: Philosophy of Plastics Recently, a new study published in Nature Medicine revealed that microplastics (MNPs) can not only enter the human kidneys and liver, but also penetrate into brain tissue and show an accumulation trend in the nervous system. The study was led by a team from the University of New Mexico in the United States . It was the first time that microplastics in human brain tissue were detected using high-precision analytical technology, providing direct evidence that microplastic pollution may affect human health. Editor's Note This study confirmed for the first time that microplastics can accumulate in the human brain and that their concentrations have increased significantly in recent years, with higher levels found in people with dem...

ChinaReplas T&P 2025 The 3rd Plastic Pollution Prevention and Control Theory and Practice Forum Theme: Philosophy of Plastics US President Trump signed an executive order on Monday, announcing a comprehensive review of the federal government's policy on restricting the purchase of plastic products, targeting the Biden administration's "2035 complete elimination of single-use plastics" plan. At the signing site, Trump held up a paper straw and taunted: "They are completely unusable. We are returning to the plastic age! " This action is not sudden. As early as during the 2019 campaign, the Trump team sold reusable plastic straws with personal brands at a price of $15 per pack of 10. This executive order will focus on overturning two key policies of the Biden administration: stopping the use of disposable plastic products in federal food services, activitie...

March 20, 2025 · Suzhou Zhangjiagang Scan the QR code on the poster to sign up Plastic flexible packaging is ubiquitous in our daily lives, from food preservation to express delivery. However, with the increasing severity of plastic pollution, the recycling of plastic flexible packaging has become a focus of social attention. Low recycling rate: In 2022, the scrap volume of plastic flexible packaging in China will be about 15 million tons, but the recycling rate is only 8.7. This is mainly because the materials of plastic flexible packaging are complex and diverse, mostly composite materials, which are difficult to separate and recycle. Difficulty in recycling: The thinness and easy contamination of plastic flexible packaging increase the difficulty of recycling. In addition, China's current plastic flexible packaging recycling system is still imperfect, lacking an...