Henkel has launched a global innovation call for separating plastic from silicone waste.
In collaboration with ChileGlobal Ventures, the venture capital arm of Fundación Chile, Henkel Chile has launched the global Seal the Cycle initiative to find technological solutions for plastic waste. The goal of the initiative is innovation in separating high-density polyethylene (HDPE) from silicone waste to enable the recycling of cartridges that cannot currently be reprocessed. With Seal the Cycle, Henkel is calling on startups, SMEs, large companies, and research centers around the world to technologically solve the challenge of separating plastic from silicone waste.
“To further drive a circular economy, we need to find suitable solutions for cartridges that still cannot be included into the recycling process,” said Roberto Pavez, regional development manager for Latin America at Henkel. “The problem with these plastic packaging is the existence of silicone residues in the used cartridges which cannot be separated with the usual methods of the recyclers today. At Henkel, we are deeply committed to find solutions to eliminate plastic waste. For this reason, we initiated Seal the Cycle as a concrete action to find ways to change the packaging life cycle of cartridges with a positive impact on the environment.”