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PVC RECYCLING
Over 813,000 t PVC waste recycled in 2022 / VinylPlus progress report / High demand for recycled material
23.05.2023
RECYCLING AWARDS
Plastics Recyclers Europe announces winners of recycling awards for 2023
23.05.2023
MCDONALD'S
German franchises jettison plastic lids, straws / Paper to cover takeaway drinks
22.05.2023
PET BALTIJA
Latvian recycler spends millions on new rPET processing plant / Capacity expansion for food-grade pellets
18.05.2023
COMPOSITES RECYCLING
Eliot project ends / Researchers laud solvolysis, pyrolysis reclaim technologies for aeronautics parts
18.05.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
UN plastics treaty: Sides stake out positions ahead of talks / Next INC-2 round in Paris / Legal issues could hound industry / Big investors call on companies to reduce use of plastics
15.05.2023
ITALY
Rome to fund 75 recycling plants / Move follows G7 pledge to end plastic pollution by 2040 / Additional capacity, more waste recovery planned
15.05.2023
NEXTCHEM
Italian group buys 51% stake in plastics recycler MyRemono
15.05.2023
UK
Government plans update to plastics packaging tax / Officials call for comments on tax credits
12.05.2023
NEVEON
'Breakthrough' in PU foam recycling process for mattresses / Use of certified feedstocks
12.05.2023
TOTALENERGIES
Addition of Spanish firm expands recycling ops / Latest move part of increased focus on reclaim
10.05.2023
APK
German recycler plans 40,000 t/y plant / Investment decision before end of year?
03.05.2023
INEOS STYROLUTION
US chemical reclaim plant for PS closer to realisation / Decision expected this year
03.05.2023
YES RECYCLING
UK post-consumer reclaim site enters administration / Downfall blamed on inadequate throughput, mounting debts
28.04.2023
PREZERO
Plastics sorting facility to be built in Austria / Partnership with ARA for waste packaging
27.04.2023
PACKAGING
European trade bodies warn of waste regulation disparity / EU market rules needed for circular economy / Varying national laws said to cause difficulties
25.04.2023
COFFEE CAPSULES
European Bioplastics welcomes EC's proposed mandate for compostable capsules / Part of revised rules for PPWR / Green Dot group says move undermines recycling efforts
20.04.2023
PLASTIC TOYS
Recoup warns of how toys can hurt recycling networks / UK group studies methods for recovering playthings
20.04.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Germany: Federal Council approves special levy for single-use plastics / Manufacturers of plastic products will be on the hook as of 2025 / Registration begins in 2024
12.04.2023
ITALY
Packaging reclaim rates in 2023 to exceed pre-coronavirus figures / PET, XPS tray recycling project gains steam / Agreements for collection of fruit and vegetable boxes
11.04.2023
RADICI
Former Zeta Polimeri to become central recycling subsidiary
11.04.2023
RESEARCH
Water-based plastics recycling project receives funding / High temperature, pressure to decompose polymers
06.04.2023
MARINE LITTER
Global water bottle sales expected to reach USD 500 bn by 2030 – UN think tank report / Borealis, Aimplas set to utilise ocean plastics
05.04.2023
MORSSINKHOF
Construction of 40,000 t recycling plant in Belgium / Reclaim of PE, PP packaging from household waste
04.04.2023
COVESTRO
Further development plans for PU foam recycling process / Collaboration with recycling companies
04.04.2023
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