The innovative side of recycling — plasticLIFEcycle at the Recycling Tech fair

plas­ti­cLIFE­cy­cle at the Recy­cling Tech Fair – Inno­va­tion in action
From Sep­tem­ber 16–18, 2025, dur­ing the inter­na­tion­al Recy­cling Tech trade fair at Ptak War­saw Expo in Nadarzyn, we had the plea­sure of pre­sent­ing our plas­ti­cLIFE­cy­cle project. The event, one of the most impor­tant in Poland’s recy­cling and resource recov­ery sec­tor, com­bines tech­no­log­i­cal inno­va­tion with prac­ti­cal solu­tions for a cir­cu­lar econ­o­my.

At the heart of inno­va­tion, tech­nol­o­gy, and recy­cling
The Recy­cling Tech trade fair brought togeth­er exhibitors and experts spe­cial­iz­ing in waste pro­cess­ing, sep­a­ra­tion and sort­ing sys­tems, resource recov­ery, plas­tics tech­nolo­gies, and e‑waste recy­cling.

Our booth drew atten­tion not only for its theme but also for its dis­tinc­tive design, the fur­ni­ture was entire­ly 3D-print­ed, serv­ing as a pow­er­ful sym­bol of how tech­nol­o­gy can enable mate­r­i­al reuse and close the plas­tics loop.

Meet­ings and valu­able con­nec­tions
The fair pro­vid­ed an excel­lent oppor­tu­ni­ty for numer­ous con­ver­sa­tions with com­pa­nies, sup­pli­ers, sci­en­tists, and orga­ni­za­tions work­ing in the envi­ron­men­tal sec­tor. We exchanged expe­ri­ences, insights, and ideas while explor­ing the lat­est tech­no­log­i­cal solu­tions. These inter­ac­tions offered both inspi­ra­tion and con­crete direc­tions for fur­ther devel­op­ing the plas­ti­cLIFE­cy­cle project.

Many dis­cus­sions focused on tech­no­log­i­cal chal­lenges: how to enhance the effi­cien­cy of sort­ing and sep­a­ra­tion process­es, how to intro­duce greater automa­tion, which plas­tic mate­ri­als can be bet­ter uti­lized, and what bar­ri­ers still exist to improv­ing recy­cling rates.

Inno­va­tion and the path for­ward
One of the key take­aways from the fair was the con­fir­ma­tion that inno­va­tion and tech­nol­o­gy are essen­tial to achiev­ing cir­cu­lar­i­ty and sus­tain­able devel­op­ment goals. They are the dri­ving forces behind change — both at the indus­tri­al scale and in local ini­tia­tives.

Our stand, show­cas­ing 3D-print­ed fur­ni­ture, illus­trat­ed in prac­tice how inno­v­a­tive think­ing can merge recy­cling, design, and mod­ern tech­nol­o­gy — inspir­ing new ideas for the use of recy­cled mate­ri­als.

Look­ing ahead
Par­tic­i­pa­tion in the Recy­cling Tech fair demon­strat­ed that the plas­ti­cLIFE­cy­cle project is per­fect­ly aligned with cur­rent mar­ket trends and indus­try pri­or­i­ties. Being part of this dynam­ic envi­ron­ment of inno­va­tion, tech­nol­o­gy, and recy­cling marks an impor­tant step in build­ing future ini­tia­tives.

The 3D-print­ed fur­ni­ture became a last­ing sym­bol of how mod­ern design and cir­cu­lar econ­o­my prin­ci­ples can come togeth­er. This expe­ri­ence rein­forces our belief that inno­va­tion and cross-sec­tor col­lab­o­ra­tion are key to achiev­ing mean­ing­ful, last­ing change.