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PLASTICS RECYCLING FRANCE
Merger of Eco-Emballages and Ecofolio now named Citeo
15.09.2017
KENYA
Launch of wide-sweeping plastic bag ban / Draconian penalties for use / Other African countries to follow
06.09.2017
AUSTRIA
Exports drive plastics processing segment / Strong domestic demand from construction since start of 2017 / Lively automotive demand expected in the long term / Margin pressure likely
01.09.2017
PVC RECYCLING
VinylPlus initiative collects 12% more PVC waste in the UK in 2016 / Rising demand for good-quality recyclate / Recovinyl report
30.08.2017
PVC RECYCLING
Clouds over VinyLoop's future in Ferrara / Legacy additives in PVC scrap / Crunch date 2019
24.08.2017
PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA
ARA collected 534,000 t of separated waste in first half of 2017 / Collection volumes grew for all materials
17.08.2017
SUEZ
Joint venture with Dutch company Kempenaars / High-grade recycling of rigid plastic waste
10.08.2017
PROCTER & GAMBLE
Technology for high-quality recycled PP / PureCycle to build large-scale plant in USA by 2020 / Partnerships to develop shampoo bottles with recycled content
09.08.2017
COLOMBIA
National plastic bag fee introduced in July / Follow-up to awareness and recycling campaign
07.08.2017
BIEGLO
German PEEK distributor accomodates shift to circular economy / Recycled plastics portfolio extended
04.08.2017
COSTA RICA
National initiative to replace single-use plastics with renewables by 2021
31.07.2017
PLASTICS RECYCLING CHINA
Severely restricted imports of plastics waste by end of 2017 / Official notification to the WTO
26.07.2017
MOROCCO
Authorities get hold of 420 t of forbidden plastic bags / Large efforts across the country to go green
24.07.2017
COCA-COLA
Plan to double recycled plastic use in the UK by 2020 / Three-point strategy to boost recovery and recycling / Multi-million pound campaign by end of 2017
24.07.2017
PET RECYCLING
Yield from recyclers has gone down 5% in 5 years / Rising costs for European PET recyclers / PRE sees need to upgrade sorting processes
20.07.2017
VANDEN RECYCLING
UK plastics processing facility opened / Site expansion plans
19.07.2017
CHINA
Signs of intensifying scrap import controls
17.07.2017
FRANCE
Merger of recycling associations Eco-Emballages and Ecofolio
14.07.2017
PLASTICS RECYCLING
PlasticsEurope recycling initiative for polystyrene / Use of new chemical technologies
11.07.2017
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
PRE annual meeting highlights efforts to integrate recycled plastics / Industry shifting to a circular economy / Marketing and design crucial for sustainability
28.06.2017
PLASTICS RECYCLING
EuPC launches survey on the use of recycled plastics materials in Europe / Poll closes end of September
19.06.2017
AGRICULTURAL FILM RECYCLING
German initiative increases collection volume by almost 17%
13.06.2017
RECLAY
French recycling scheme approved / Launch on 1 January 2018 / Acquisition of Slovenian recycler extends footprint in central and eastern Europe
08.06.2017
COFFEE CAPSULES
Recyclability depends on successful sorting / Product design is essential
17.05.2017
PVC RECYCLING
More than half a million tonnes of PVC recycled in 2016 / VinylPlus conference hears of progress in material's role in a circular economy
11.05.2017
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