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PrintCYC Provides Important Input for Design for Recycling Guidelines

Research evaluates the impact of printing inks on the recyclability of plastic films.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Printing inks have a major impact on the recyclability of plastic films, the recycling process, the quality of regranulates as well as their processability. The PrintCYC initiative started two years ago to investigate this impact more closely and drive the circular econo-my. Today, the initiative is once again providing insights into its research work: Currently focusing on the impact of pigments on the recycling process, Print-CYC has found that standard pigments for flexo- and rotogravure pri...

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