Plastics Recyclers Europe

Bvse industry association says demand for high-quality regrind remains stable / Mood optimistic despite low oil prices / Engineering regrind under pressure

Two-day high-level conference on “Zero Plastics Waste to the Oceans” draws industry, government and private sector together / Need for collaborative efforts across the chain / Design for end of life / Calls for system change

Demand for recyclate made-in-Europe unaffected by oil plunge / PRE cancels conference in Brussels

Plastics Recyclers Europe annual meeting takes place in Portugal in June / Focus on quality sorting

Circular economy, recycling, environment: How "green" is Europe's plastics industry? / Plastic bags and one-way cutlery under pressure / Political establishment and industry join hands to combat marine litter

“Plastics Recycling Show” moved to late March / Earlier date had been scrapped following Brussels terror threat

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