Plastics Recyclers Europe

PRE joins criticism of EU's Circular Economy Package / “Facelifted” initiative lacks concrete actions, recyclers say

Plastics Recyclers Europe questions PlasticsEurope's 2014 figures on reuse of waste plastics / Calls for more transparent and harmonised pan-European data collection

"Plastics Recycling Show" and Petcore annual conference cancelled following Brussels terror alert

Germany's PET bottle recycling rate stands at 94% / Use of rPET rising / Europe still has a lot of catching up to do / GVM packaging research

“Plastics Recycling Show” held in Brussels in late November / Conference and exhibition

EU Parliament plenary session approves circular economy resolution / Binding rules for waste disposal and recycling / Bioplastics producers welcome package design proposal

Annual Petcore Europe conference to be held in Brussels in November

Annual meeting highlights circular economy / Study shows recycling can cut emissions / Investment in extra facilities needed to reach 2025 target

Plastics Recyclers Europe annual meeting held in Brussels in mid-June

Industry sees future of PET recycling at risk / PRE: Market cannot absorb more coloured products

Discussion on the role of plastics in a circular economy / End of life of plastic goods key to sustainable development / Dialogue on regulation is a prime duty / International conference in Rome

PRE president Ton Emans: "Energy from waste industry wrongly challenges the waste hierarchy"

EC withdraws Circular Economy plans to increase recycling levels / Package to be replaced with more ambitious legislation

Part 4 – Regulations: Regulatory moves keep the industry on its toes again in 2014 / Restrictions on plastic bags dominate the discussion / BPA and phthalates still a topic / Flame retardant issues still smoulder / Recycling guidelines make headway

Plastics Recyclers Europe annual meeting highlights quality recycling and sorting / “European Plastics Recycling Show” to make its debut in Brussels next year

Summary of presentations of Petcore Networking Day

Plastics Recyclers Europe annual meeting to be held in Brussels in November

Plastics Recyclers Europe publishes guidelines for PET trays

Europe recycles 65 bn bottles in 2013 / Call for collection systems to be standardised

European associations and R&D institutes establish “Polymark” project / Developing new technology to detect used PET bottles suitable for reuse in food-contact applications / EU-funded research

European Commission adopts new waste proposals / Landfill of recyclable waste to be banned by 2025 / 80% packaging waste recycling target set for 2030 / Mixed response by European plastics associations

PRE launched RecyClass online tool / Recyclability check / Free trial period

Plastics Recycling Europe will develop European recycling guidelines specific for PET trays

Conference on “Opportunities for the Polish Plastics Industry” to be held in Warsaw on 22 May

All exhibition space is now fully booked / Around 60 countries will be represented at leading packaging trade fair / Special events to run in parallel with Exhibition in Düsseldorf