Circular plastics

A significant portion of plastics still ends up being incinerated rather than recycled. At TNO, we are committed to achieving a fully circular system by 2050. To this end, we are working towards making the production and use of plastics entirely circular.

We accomplish this by developing scenario models that guide the circular transition and by collaborating with partners on innovative production and recycling technologies.

Solution to plastic waste

From innovations for new plastic product designs to sustainable technologies for recycling plastics. With circular plastics, we’re contributing to a more sustainable future.

Discover how

Our latest developments

19 resultaten, getoond 1 t/m 5

Turning textile waste into new chemical building blocks

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17 April 2026
New TNO research tackles the core challenge: recycling complex, mixed textile waste that current technologies cannot process.
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An objective standard to assess recycled plastic quality

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16 April 2026
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Fewer microplastics and higher yields in plastic recycling

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Insight
18 March 2026
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New routes for sorting and composite separation

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Insight
22 January 2026
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From lab to market: TNO steps up sustainable plastic recycling with dissolution

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Insight
6 October 2025
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