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PLASTICS RECYCLING
Chinese authorities tighten import controls for plastics scraps
13.11.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN
EPS reuse raised in 2014 / Lion's share from industrial waste stream
12.11.2015
US RECYCLING MARKET
Mixed waste recycling systems capable of recovering more plastics and metals / Single-stream systems better for paper recovery / American Forest & Paper Association study
11.11.2015
RECYCLING MARKET FRANCE
Valorplast lowers Q4 redemption price of film bales and bottles significantly
05.11.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Revised EU paper leaked / Broad brush across proposals to be presented by year's end
02.11.2015
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
German trade association proposes voluntary bag charge / Companies urged to decide on “reasonable fee”
29.10.2015
PACKAGING RECYCLING
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
21.10.2015
RECYCLING MARKET FRANCE
French warrantor Valorplast lowers redemption price for PET and polyolefin bales / Validity of current economic model increasingly questioned
19.10.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN
Spanish household recycling up 10.7% in 2014 / Improved sorting
15.10.2015
UK RECYCLING
Household collection rate for rigid plastic packaging rises to 44% despite lower collection rate for bottles / Recoup survey
14.10.2015
US RECYCLING
First three investments to contribute to landfill reduction / USD 100m for recycling projects / Cooperation of global brand owners
01.10.2015
PET RECYCLING
First Polymark results of PET marker technology / Coating-based approach / Next phase to focus on detection and sorting equipment
30.09.2015
RECY-PET HUNGARIA
PET recycling centre opened in Hungary
30.09.2015
RECLAY
Support for set-up of a collection and recycling system in Slovakia / RECobal system operator to start operations in July 2016
29.09.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Transformation of European circular economy could create 3m jobs by 2030 / Structural unemployment could fall by 520,000 / WRAP study first of its kind to list potential employment for each EU member state
18.09.2015
RECYCLING UK
BPF's Recycling Group reprocessed about two-thirds of plastics recycled in UK in 2013 / Challenges remain
17.09.2015
PET RECYCLING EUROPE
Collection rises in 2014 / Operating rate drops as recycled volumes fall / Petcore Europe report
16.09.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK
413,000 t of plastics recycled in H1 / Close to 50% of annual goal met / Q2 sees slight rise in material exported for reprocessing
31.08.2015
VEOLIA
London “Bag2Bag” recycling trial comes full circle / Used bag to refuse sack programme could be extended to other local authorities
25.08.2015
PET RECYCLING
India introduces ban on imports of post-consumer PET waste / 78,000 t of material turned away in May / Domestic recycling industry relied on 70-80% imports
19.08.2015
WASTE ECONOMY AND CLIMATE PROTECTION
Recycling boasts highest potential to lower greenhouse gas emissions / Industrial and emerging economies need to act / Germany as key partner for know-how transfer / UBA research
18.08.2015
RECYCLING MARKET FRANCE
Warrantor Valorplast lifts Q3 bale prices significantly
28.07.2015
PACKAGING RECYCLING
“Reflex Project” makes inroads in recyclability of multi-layer packaging and NIR sorting systems / UK-based programme to set the groundwork for a circular economy for flexible packaging
01.07.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING CHINA
Plastic scrap imports rising despite "Green Fence" policy / PE and PET see particularly strong gains / At 20m t, new record volume in sight / Market continues to consolidate
30.06.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLERS EUROPE
Annual meeting highlights circular economy / Study shows recycling can cut emissions / Investment in extra facilities needed to reach 2025 target
25.06.2015
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