Unilever is partnering with Indorama recycling technology start-up Ioniqa, a spin-off from the Eindhoven University of Technology, and Rotterdam-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin maker Indorama Ventures on a project to develop industrial scale recycling of PET plastic waste. Ioniqa's technology breaks PET waste down to the base molecule level, taking out dyes and other contaminants, thus allowing it to be re-used as food-grade transparent packaging. The three said trials have been successful. Unilever wants all of its plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025.
Unilever is partnering with Dutch recycling technology start-up Ioniqa, a spin-off from the Eindhoven University of Technology, and Rotterdam-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin maker Indorama Ventures on a project to develop industrial scale recycling of PET plastic waste. Ioniqa's technology breaks PET waste down to the base molecule level, taking out dyes and other contaminants, thus allowing it to be re-used as food-grade transparent packaging. The three said trials have been successful. Unilever wants all of its plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025.