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36 Extrusion International 3/2025 RECYCLING way. We can achieve an output many times higher than before with the Micromat HP and we are also impressed by the ease of maintenance. The screw-on wear parts such as the knives and knife holders are easy to replace without time-consuming welding or other compromis- es,” says Leicht. Both plastic lines are serviced entirely in-house. The shredder’s knives are maintained – rotat - ed or replaced – every seven days due to the three-shift operation. If the knife holder is damaged due to a con - taminant, it can also be easily replaced. “Just recently we’ve added a second Micromat HP, which delivers a throughput equal to that of the two shredders we had previously,” Leicht adds. Lindner-Recyclingtech GmbH Manuel-Lindner-Str. 1, 9800 Spittal/Drau, Austria www.lindner.com After an extensive testing phase, the second plastic line is also equipped with a Micromat HP. The throughput performance and output quality speak for themselves Milestone in Food-Grade PET Recycling Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen (NGR) announced a significant achievement: the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a positive Scientific Opinion for NGR´s Liquid State Polycondensation (LSP)- Process for advanced PET Recycling. This marks a groundbreaking milestone as LSP becomes the first recycling process to complete evaluation under the updated regulation (EU) 2022/1616. T he introduction of regulation (EU) 2022/1616 in September 2022 revolutionized food-grade recy - cling approvals across the European Union. Unlike the previous regulation (EC) 282/2008, where individual recyclers sought authorization, the responsibility now lies with developers of decontamination processes. Each approved process is assigned a unique Recycling Process Authorisation Number (RAN) and listed in a public register. This change, combined with new EFSA guidance im - posing stricter evaluation criteria required all recycling machine manufacturers to resubmit their processes for re-evaluation. While processes approved under the old regulation were not guaranteed compliance under the P:REACT 2000 plus utilizing LSP-Technology (Photo: NGR)